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How to Say ‘He says he's fine.’ in Italian

Dice che sta bene.

dee-che keh stah BEH-neh

[dee-che keh stah BEH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: che links "he says" to what was said, and Italian never drops it the way English drops "that". Same pattern: penso che "I think that".

Phrase Breakdown

Dice che

dee-che keh

He/she says that

Say 'dice' as DEE-cheh. In 'che', the 'ch' is a hard 'k': keh.

Example

Dice che arriva domani.

He says he's arriving tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Dice

[dee-che]

says

Third person singular form of the verb to say.

Example

Dice che arriverà presto.

He says he will arrive soon.

che

[keh]

that

Used to identify a specific thing or person.

Example

Quello che lei fa è incredibile.

What she does is incredible.

sta bene.

stah BEH-neh

he/she is fine.

'Stare bene' means to be well. Stress 'BE' in 'bene'.

Example

Il bambino sta bene.

The child is fine.

Words in this phrase

sta

[stah]

Auxiliary-like verb in a progressive construction with a gerund.

Example

Una collega che sta assumendo. è al career day.

A colleague who is hiring is at the career day.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

In va bene, it means fine or okay.

Example

Per me bene così, grazie.

For me, that’s fine like this, thanks.

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