How to Say ‘My brother’ in Italian
Mio fratello
MEE-oh frah-TEL-loh
[MEE-oh frah-TEL-loh]
💬 Usage Tip: Normally Italian puts il before "my" (il mio libro), but with a single family member it drops: mio fratello, not il mio fratello.
Phrase Breakdown
Mio
[MEE-oh]
my
Possessive adjective showing something belongs to the speaker.
Questo è il mio passaporto italiano.
This is my Italian passport.
fratello
[frah-TEL-loh]
brother
Noun meaning 'brother.'
Mio fratello controlla sempre il percorso sul telefono.
My brother always checks the route on his phone.
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