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How to Say ‘My residence permit’ in Italian

Il mio permesso di soggiorno

eel MEE-oh pehr-MEHS-soh dee sohj-JOR-noh

[eel MEE-oh pehr-MEHS-soh dee sohj-JOR-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian keeps il "the" in front of mio "my", unlike English. Same with la mia ricevuta "my receipt".

Phrase Breakdown

Il mio permesso

eel MEE-oh pehr-MEHS-soh

My permit

Italian puts the article before possessives: 'il mio'. Hold the double 's' in per-MES-so.

Example

Il mio permesso è scaduto.

My permit has expired.

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.

mio

[MEE-oh]

Masculine possessive; no article before singular family nouns.

Example

Mio padre lavora molto.

My father works a lot.

permesso

[pehr-MEHS-soh]

permit

An official document allowing something; here a residence permit.

Example

Il permesso è scaduto.

The permit has expired.

di soggiorno

dee sohj-JOR-noh

of stay (residence)

'Permesso di soggiorno' is the residence permit. Double 'gg' gives a strong 'j' sound: sog-GIOR-no.

Example

Ho un permesso di soggiorno.

I have a residence permit.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

soggiorno

[sohj-JOR-noh]

stay, residence

A period of staying somewhere; in 'permesso di soggiorno' it means legal residence.

Example

Il soggiorno in Italia è lungo.

The stay in Italy is long.

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