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How to Say ‘I'm thirty and I'm American.’ in Italian

Ho trent'anni e sono americano.

oh TREHNT AHN-nee eh SOH-noh ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh

[oh TREHNT AHN-nee eh SOH-noh ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ho trent'anni

oh TREHNT AHN-nee

I am thirty years old

Literally 'I have thirty years'. The 'h' is silent, and 'trent'anni' links into one word.

Example

Ho trent'anni e lavoro qui.

I'm thirty and I work here.

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.

trent'

[TREHNT]

thirty

Shortened form of trenta before a vowel.

Example

Mio fratello ha trent'anni.

My brother is thirty years old.

anni

[AHN-nee]

years

Plural of 'year'; often used to talk about work experience or tenure.

Example

Gli "anni" in azienda mostrano stabilità professionale.

The "years" in a company show professional stability.

e sono americano.

eh SOH-noh ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh

and I am American

A woman would say 'americana'. Stress the 'ca': a-me-ri-CA-no.

Example

Lui è americano.

He is American.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.

Example

Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.

I am very interested in job opportunities here.

americano

[ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh]

American

Adjective of nationality for a man from the USA; feminine is 'americana'.

Example

Il mio amico è americano.

My friend is American.

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