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How to Say ‘I'm wearing my new shirt.’ in Italian

Ho messo la camicia nuova.

oh MEHS-soh lah kah-MEE-chah NWOH-vah

[oh MEHS-soh lah kah-MEE-chah NWOH-vah]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian uses ho messo "I put on" where English says "I'm wearing". Swap in any item: ho messo le scarpe nuove "I'm wearing my new shoes".

Phrase Breakdown

Ho messo

oh MEHS-soh

I put on

'Mettere' means 'to put on' clothes. The 'h' is silent, and the double 's' is said a little longer.

Example

Ho messo la giacca.

I put on my jacket.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

messo

[MEHS-soh]

put / put on

Past participle of 'mettere'. With clothes it means 'put on' or 'wore'.

Example

Ho messo il cappotto.

I put on my coat.

la camicia nuova.

lah kah-MEE-chah NWOH-vah

the new shirt.

Say 'camicia' as ca-MI-cha and 'nuova' as NWO-va.

Example

Stira la camicia nuova.

Iron the new shirt.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

camicia

[kah-MEE-chah]

shirt

Feminine noun for a button-up shirt.

Example

Mi piace la tua camicia blu.

I like your blue shirt.

nuova

[NWOH-vah]

new

Feminine form of 'nuovo'.

Example

Ho una macchina nuova.

I have a new car.

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