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How to Say ‘Are the shops open?’ in Italian

I negozi sono aperti?

ee neh-GOHT-see SOH-noh ah-PEHR-tee

[ee neh-GOHT-see SOH-noh ah-PEHR-tee]

Phrase Breakdown

I negozi

ee neh-GOHT-see

The shops

'I' is the masculine plural 'the'. Say 'ee neh-GOH-tsee'. The 'z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

I negozi sono in centro.

The shops are downtown.

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.

negozi

[neh-GOHT-see]

shops

Plural of 'negozio', a shop or store.

Example

I negozi del centro sono belli.

The shops downtown are nice.

sono aperti?

SOH-noh ah-PEHR-tee

are open?

'Aperti' agrees with 'negozi'. Say 'SOH-noh ah-PEHR-tee' and raise your voice at the end.

Example

Le banche sono aperte?

Are the banks open?

Words in this phrase

sono

[SOH-noh]

are

Form of 'essere' (to be) for 'they'.

Example

Quali sono pronti?

Which ones are ready?

aperti

[ah-PEHR-tee]

open

Masculine plural of 'aperto', describing open places.

Example

I bar sono aperti tutta la notte.

The bars are open all night.

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