How to Say ‘My sister celebrates on July twentieth.’ in Italian
Mia sorella festeggia il venti luglio.
MEE-ah soh-REHL-lah feh-STEHJ-jah eel VEHN-tee LOO-lyoh
[MEE-ah soh-REHL-lah feh-STEHJ-jah eel VEHN-tee LOO-lyoh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian dates normally use the article before the day number: [il venti luglio], [il dodici maggio]. But with just the month, you'd usually say [a luglio], [a maggio].
Phrase Breakdown
Mia sorella
MEE-ah soh-REHL-lah
My sister
Refers to the speaker's sister.
Mia sorella vive a Roma.
My sister lives in Rome.
Words in this phrase
Mia
[MEE-ah]
my
Possessive adjective for a feminine singular noun meaning "my."
Mia sorella festeggia il venti luglio con gli amici.
My sister celebrates on the twentieth of July with friends.
sorella
[soh-REHL-lah]
sister
A feminine noun meaning "sister."
Mia sorella festeggia il venti luglio ogni anno.
My sister celebrates on the twentieth of July every year.
festeggia
[feh-STEHJ-jah]
celebrates
Third person singular of "festeggiare," meaning "he/she celebrates."
Mia sorella festeggia il venti luglio a casa.
My sister celebrates on the twentieth of July at home.
Il venti luglio
eel VEHN-tee LOO-lyoh
On July 20th
A date expression indicating when something happens.
Partiamo il dieci agosto.
We leave on August 10th.
Words in this phrase
il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article; in dates, it introduces the day number.
Mia sorella festeggia il venti luglio con una torta.
My sister celebrates on the twentieth of July with a cake.
venti
[VEHN-tee]
twenty
The number 20; in a date, it shows the day of the month.
Mia sorella festeggia il venti luglio, non il ventuno.
My sister celebrates on the twentieth of July, not the twenty-first.
luglio
[LOO-lyoh]
July
The month of July.
Mia sorella festeggia il venti luglio, in pieno estate.
My sister celebrates on the twentieth of July, in the middle of summer.
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