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How to Say ‘Did you fall from heaven?’ in Italian

Sei caduta dal cielo?

say kah-DOO-tah dahl chee-eh-loh

[say kah-DOO-tah dahl chee-eh-loh]

💬 Usage Tip: caduta ends in -a because it's said to a woman. To a man it would be Sei caduto dal cielo?.

Phrase Breakdown

Sei caduta

say kah-DOO-tah

Did you fall

'Caduta' (fallen) is the feminine form, used when speaking to a woman. Stress 'DU' (ka-DU-ta).

Example

Sei caduta dalla bici?

Did you fall off the bike?

Words in this phrase

Sei

[say]

you are

Second person singular of essere; used to describe someone directly.

Example

Sei molto elegante stasera.

You are very elegant tonight.

caduta

[kah-DOO-tah]

fallen

Feminine past participle of 'cadere' (to fall); used with 'essere'.

Example

Maria è caduta dalla bici.

Maria fell off her bike.

dal cielo?

dahl chee-eh-loh

from the sky / from heaven

'Dal' combines 'da' and 'il'. In 'cielo' the 'i' is silent, so say CHEH-lo.

Example

La pioggia cade dal cielo.

Rain falls from the sky.

Words in this phrase

dal

[dahl]

from the

Indicating the source or origin of something.

Example

La pioggia cade dal cielo.

The rain falls from the sky.

cielo

[chee-eh-loh]

sky

The region of the atmosphere visible from the earth.

Example

Il cielo è stellato.

The sky is starry.

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