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How to Say ‘You're right, we're still inside.’ in Italian

Ha ragione, siamo ancora dentro.

ah rah-JOH-neh SYAH-moh ahn-KOH-rah DEN-troh

[ah rah-JOH-neh SYAH-moh ahn-KOH-rah DEN-troh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Admitting a point quickly like this, from either side, usually ends a fare disagreement on good terms.

Phrase Breakdown

Ha ragione,

ah rah-JOH-neh

You're right,

Italian says 'to have reason' for 'to be right'. 'Ha' is the formal form, and its 'h' is silent: a ra-JO-ne.

Example

Ha ragione lei.

You're right.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

you have (formal)

Third person form of 'avere', used for formal 'Lei'.

Example

Ha tempo domani?

Do you have time tomorrow?

ragione

[rah-JOH-neh]

reason / right

With avere: to be right.

Example

Hai ragione tu.

You're right.

siamo ancora dentro.

SYAH-moh ahn-KOH-rah DEN-troh

we're still inside

'Ancora' means still and is stressed on the first syllable: AN-co-ra.

Example

Siamo ancora dentro le mura.

We're still inside the walls.

Words in this phrase

siamo

[SYAH-moh]

we are

First person plural of 'essere,' used to speak for 'we.'

Example

Siamo molto contenti di essere qui.

We are very happy to be here.

ancora

[ahn-KOH-rah]

still; yet

An adverb meaning something continues or has not finished yet.

Example

In "È ancora lunga", "ancora" fa capire che non è finita.

In "È ancora lunga", "ancora" makes it clear that it is not over.

dentro

[DEN-troh]

inside

Adverb meaning into the house or indoors.

Example

Dentro in Vieni dentro indica di entrare in casa.

Dentro in Come inside indicates entering the house.

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