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How to Say ‘It's two espressos in one cup.’ in Italian

Sono due caffè in una tazzina.

SOH-noh DOOH-eh kahf-FEH een OO-nah tats-TSEE-nah

[SOH-noh DOOH-eh kahf-FEH een OO-nah tats-TSEE-nah]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian says Sono "they are" where English says 'it's', because the verb matches the plural due caffè. You'll hear the same thing with prices: Sono due euro.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono due caffè

SOH-noh DOOH-eh kahf-FEH

It's two coffees

'Sono' (SOH-noh) means 'they are' here. 'Due' is DOO-eh. 'Caffè' has the same form in the plural.

Example

Sono due caffè, grazie.

That's two coffees, thanks.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

they are

Plural verb form used to describe plural nouns like mushrooms.

Example

Sono piccoli ma molto saporiti i finferli.

They are small but very tasty, the chanterelles.

due

[DOOH-eh]

Two

Indicating the second item in a series.

Example

Due persone hanno chiesto di vedere la mamma.

Two people asked to see mom.

caffè

[kahf-FEH]

coffee

"Caffè" means "coffee" and often suggests an informal meeting, very common in Italian professional culture.

Example

Dopo la conferenza, ci incontriamo davanti a un caffè.

After the conference, we’ll meet over a coffee.

in una tazzina.

een OO-nah tats-TSEE-nah

in one small cup.

Link 'in una' smoothly (ee-NOO-nah). Then say taht-TSEE-nah.

Example

Lo servono in una tazzina.

They serve it in a small cup.

Words in this phrase

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

tazzina

[tats-TSEE-nah]

small cup / espresso cup

Diminutive of 'tazza'; the little cup espresso is served in.

Example

Il caffè è nella tazzina.

The coffee is in the little cup.

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