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How to Say ‘Nobody's stealing our spot!’ in Italian

Non mi rubano il posto!

nohn mee ROO-bah-noh eel POHS-toh

[nohn mee ROO-bah-noh eel POHS-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: mi here means "from me". The "they" form rubano stands for an unnamed someone, like English "nobody's going to".

Phrase Breakdown

Non mi rubano

nohn mee ROO-bah-noh

They won't steal my

'Rubare' means 'to steal'. 'Mi' means 'from me'. Stress the first syllable: RU-ba-no.

Example

Spero che non mi rubano la bici.

I hope they don't steal my bike.

Words in this phrase

Non

[nohn]

Not

Used in negation to indicate something is not the case.

Example

Non voglio uscire.

I don't want to go out.

[mee]

from me / my (indirect object)

Indirect object pronoun; with verbs like 'rubare' it shows who loses something.

Example

Mi hanno rubato la borsa.

They stole my bag.

rubano

[ROO-bah-noh]

they steal / will steal

Third-person plural present of 'rubare' (to steal); here used for the near future.

Example

Al mercato rubano i portafogli.

At the market they steal wallets.

il posto!

eel POHS-toh

seat / spot!

'Posto' means place, seat or spot. Say il POS-to.

Example

Mi tieni il posto?

Will you save my seat?

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

posto

[POHS-toh]

place / seat

Can mean a place, spot, or seat at a restaurant.

Example

Cerchiamo un posto tranquillo vicino alla finestra.

We are looking for a quiet spot near the window.

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