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How to Say ‘I'm Maria Rossi’ in Italian

Io sono Maria Rossi

ee-oh SOH-noh mah-ree-ah ROHS-see

[ee-oh SOH-noh mah-ree-ah ROHS-see]

💬 Usage Tip: io is optional, because sono already means "I am". Sono Maria is just as natural, and adding io gives it slight emphasis.

Phrase Breakdown

Io sono

ee-oh SOH-noh

I am

'Io' is said EE-o. 'Sono' is 'am' from 'essere'.

Example

Io sono italiano.

I am Italian.

Words in this phrase

[ee-oh]

Pronoun used by a speaker to refer to themselves.

Example

Io vado al lavoro ogni giorno.

I go to work every day.

sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First-person singular of essere, used to say a condition or characteristic about yourself.

Example

Io dico: Sono stanco.

I say: I am tired.

Maria Rossi

mah-ree-ah ROHS-see

Maria Rossi

This is a full name. The stress falls on 'RI' in Maria, and 'Rossi' has a double 's'.

Example

La signora Maria Rossi abita qui.

Mrs. Maria Rossi lives here.

Words in this phrase

Maria

[mah-ree-ah]

Maria

A common Italian first name.

Example

Il mio nome è Maria.

My name is Maria.

Rossi

[ROHS-see]

Rossi

A very common Italian surname.

Example

Il signor Rossi abita qui.

Mr. Rossi lives here.

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