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How to Say ‘My brother is older’ in Italian

Mio fratello è più grande

MEE-oh frah-TEL-loh eh pyoo GRAHN-deh

[MEE-oh frah-TEL-loh eh pyoo GRAHN-deh]

Phrase Breakdown

Mio fratello

MEE-oh frah-TEL-loh

My brother

Singular family members take no article after the possessive. Hold the double 'l': 'MEE-oh frah-TEL-loh'.

Example

Mio fratello vive a Roma.

My brother lives in Rome.

Words in this phrase

Mio

[MEE-oh]

Possessive adjective showing something belongs to the speaker.

Example

Questo è il mio passaporto italiano.

This is my Italian passport.

fratello

[frah-TEL-loh]

brother

Noun meaning 'brother.'

Example

Mio fratello controlla sempre il percorso sul telefono.

My brother always checks the route on his phone.

è più grande

eh pyoo GRAHN-deh

is older

'Più grande' literally means 'bigger', and here it means 'older'. Stress the final 'ù' in 'più': 'PYOO'.

Example

Lei è più grande di me.

She is older than me.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to identify or describe something.

Example

È il nostro gate.

It is our gate.

più

[pyoo]

Used to indicate a greater quantity.

Example

Vorrei Più colori tra cui scegliere.

I would like more colors to choose from.

grande

[GRAHN-deh]

big / older

Means big; with 'più' about siblings, it means older.

Example

Mia sorella è più grande di me.

My sister is older than me.

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