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How to Say ‘What do Italians do today?’ in Italian

Cosa fanno gli italiani oggi?

KO-sa FAHN-noh lyee ee-tah-LYAH-nee oj-jee

[KO-sa FAHN-noh lyee ee-tah-LYAH-nee oj-jee]

Phrase Breakdown

Cosa fanno

KO-sa FAHN-noh

What do (they) do

'Fanno' (they do) has a long double 'nn': FAN-no.

Example

Cosa fanno i bambini?

What are the children doing?

Words in this phrase

Cosa

[KO-sa]

What

Used to specify something unknown.

Example

Dire cosa vuoi vedere.

Say what you want to watch.

fanno

[FAHN-noh]

they do

Third person plural of 'fare' (to do/make); here 'do'.

Example

Cosa fanno i bambini?

What are the children doing?

gli italiani oggi?

lyee ee-tah-LYAH-nee oj-jee

the Italians today?

'Gli' sounds like 'lyee', with the tongue against the palate. Say i-ta-LIA-ni, then OD-ji.

Example

Gli italiani amano il caffè.

Italians love coffee.

Words in this phrase

gli

[lyee]

The

Definite article for masculine plural nouns.

Example

Gli studenti sono qui.

The students are here.

italiani

[ee-tah-LYAH-nee]

Italians

Plural of 'italiano', Italian people.

Example

Gli italiani amano il caffè.

Italians love coffee.

oggi

[oj-jee]

today

The current day.

Example

Oggi è il mio compleanno.

Today is my birthday.

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