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How to Say ‘Is your family big?’ in Italian

La tua famiglia è grande?

lah TOO-ah fah-MEE-lyah eh GRAHN-deh

[lah TOO-ah fah-MEE-lyah eh GRAHN-deh]

💬 Usage Tip: A statement becomes a question just by raising your voice at the end. The word order stays the same as La tua famiglia è grande.

Phrase Breakdown

La tua famiglia

lah TOO-ah fah-MEE-lyah

Your family

This is the informal 'your'. Say 'lah TOO-ah fah-MEE-lyah'.

Example

La tua famiglia sta bene?

Is your family well?

Words in this phrase

La

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a noun.

Example

La carta d'imbarco è pronta.

The boarding pass is ready.

tua

[TOO-ah]

your

Possessive adjective for a singular feminine noun in informal speech.

Example

Tua madre arriva domani.

Your mother arrives tomorrow.

famiglia

[fah-MEE-lyah]

family

Noun meaning family.

Example

La famiglia aspetta al gate.

The family is waiting at the gate.

è grande?

eh GRAHN-deh

is it big?

Raise your voice at the end to make it a question.

Example

La città è grande?

Is the city big?

Words in this phrase

è

[eh]

is

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

Example

È il nostro gate.

It is our gate.

grande

[GRAHN-deh]

large / big

Used to describe a larger size, such as a bigger coffee.

Example

Preferisco grande quando ho sonno.

I prefer large when I’m sleepy.

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