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How to Say ‘My friends are waiting for me.’ in Italian

I miei amici mi aspettano.

ee MYEH-ee ah-MEE-chee mee ah-SPET-tah-noh

[ee MYEH-ee ah-MEE-chee mee ah-SPET-tah-noh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: A gentle, face-saving way to end a chat, whether you're wrapping up or politely declining. Nobody will take it as rude.

Phrase Breakdown

I miei amici

ee MYEH-ee ah-MEE-chee

My friends

This is the subject of the sentence. Say it as ee MYAY a-MEE-chee.

Example

I miei amici vivono a Milano.

My friends live in Milan.

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.

miei

[MYEH-ee]

Masculine plural possessive, used with plural masculine nouns.

Example

I miei genitori sono a casa.

My parents are at home.

amici

[ah-MEE-chee]

friends

Plural form of 'amico', referring to more than one friend.

Example

Ho molti amici al lavoro.

I have many friends at work.

mi aspettano.

mee ah-SPET-tah-noh

are waiting for me.

'Mi' means 'me'. The stress is on the first syllable of 'aspettano', and the double 't' is held: mee AS-pet-ta-no.

Example

I miei genitori mi aspettano.

My parents are waiting for me.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

Reflexive/object pronoun; with 'scusi' forms 'excuse me'.

Example

Mi scusi, signore.

Excuse me, sir.

aspettano

[ah-SPET-tah-noh]

are waiting for

From 'aspettare'; 'they wait for', no preposition needed.

Example

Ci aspettano al bar.

They're waiting for us at the bar.

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