How to Say ‘Any news in the family?’ in Italian
Ci sono novità in famiglia?
chee SOH-noh noh-vee-TAH een fah-MEE-lyah
[chee SOH-noh noh-vee-TAH een fah-MEE-lyah]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian often uses [ci sono] to ask if there's any news: [Ci sono novità...?]. The same pattern works in lots of situations, like [Ci sono problemi?] or [Ci sono cambiamenti?].
Phrase Breakdown
Ci sono
chee SOH-noh
there are
The verb phrase used to ask or say that something exists or is present.
Ci sono due problemi.
There are two problems.
Words in this phrase
Ci
[chee]
there
Part of ci sono, meaning there are.
Ci sono novità in famiglia da raccontare?
Are there family updates to tell?
sono
[SOH-noh]
are
Used with ci to form there are.
Ci sono molte cose da dire oggi.
There are many things to say today.
novità
[noh-vee-TAH]
news / updates
Refers to anything new happening, especially in personal or family life.
Le novità in famiglia arrivano spesso durante le feste.
Family updates often come during holidays.
In famiglia
een fah-MEE-lyah
in the family
Indicates the context where the news or changes are happening.
Tutto bene in famiglia?
Everything good in the family?
Words in this phrase
in
[een]
in
Preposition meaning in.
In famiglia tutti aspettano il weekend.
In the family, everyone looks forward to the weekend.
famiglia
[fah-MEE-lyah]
family
Refers to the family group or household.
La famiglia si riunisce per pranzo la domenica.
The family gets together for lunch on Sundays.
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