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How to Say ‘What are the circles?’ in Italian

Cosa sono i cerchi?

KOH-sah SO-noh ee CHER-kee

[KOH-sah SO-noh ee CHER-kee]

Phrase Breakdown

Cosa sono

KOH-sah SO-noh

What are

Use this to ask what plural things are. The s in 'cosa' is soft, like a z: 'CO-za SO-no'.

Example

Cosa sono queste?

What are these?

Words in this phrase

Cosa

[KOH-sah]

what

Used to inquire about something.

Example

Quando parte il treno? Cosa fai per prepararti?

When does the train leave? What do you do to get ready?

sono

[SO-noh]

They are

Used as a plural form of 'to be', indicating existence or identity of multiple entities.

Example

Sono 10 euro, grazie.

They are 10 euros, thank you.

i cerchi?

ee CHER-kee

the circles?

'I' is the masculine plural article. 'Ce' sounds like 'che' in English 'chest', and 'chi' sounds like 'kee': 'CHER-kee'.

Example

Disegna i cerchi.

Draw the circles.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

the

Plural masculine definite article used before plural masculine nouns.

Example

Nella frase I responsabili, I introduce il gruppo dei manager.

In the phrase 'I responsabili,' 'I' introduces the group of managers.

cerchi

[CHER-kee]

circles

Plural of 'cerchio', a round shape.

Example

Disegno due cerchi blu.

I draw two blue circles.

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