How to Say ‘It's twenty degrees’ in Italian
Ci sono venti gradi
chee SOH-noh VEN-tee GRAH-dee
[chee SOH-noh VEN-tee GRAH-dee]
Phrase Breakdown
Ci sono
chee SOH-noh
There are
'Ci sono' = 'there are' (plural). Here it's used to describe the temperature. Say 'chi-SÓ-no'.
Ci sono tre persone.
There are three people.
Words in this phrase
Ci
[chee]
there
In that place or situation.
Ci provo davvero a essere puntuale.
I really try to be on time.
sono
[SOH-noh]
it is / they are
Third person plural of essere, used for stating amounts.
Sono dieci euro.
It's ten euros.
venti gradi
VEN-tee GRAH-dee
twenty degrees
'Gradi' means degrees (Celsius in Italy). Say 'VÉN-ti GRA-di'.
Oggi fa trenta gradi.
Today it's thirty degrees.
Words in this phrase
venti
[VEN-tee]
twenty
The number 20; with prices, 'twenty cents'.
Costa tre euro e venti.
It costs three euros twenty.
gradi
[GRAH-dee]
degrees
Plural of 'grado', used for temperature.
Ci sono trenta gradi al mare.
It's thirty degrees at the sea.
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