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How to Say ‘What mushrooms are these?’ in Italian

Che funghi sono questi?

keh FOON-gee SOH-noh kwes-tee

[keh FOON-gee SOH-noh kwes-tee]

💬 Usage Tip: funghi keeps a hard g sound (FOON-ghee) because of the h. Without it, gi would sound like the English "jee".

Phrase Breakdown

Che funghi

keh FOON-gee

What mushrooms

Both sounds are hard: 'keh' and FOON-ghee.

Example

Che funghi usi?

Which mushrooms do you use?

Words in this phrase

Che

[keh]

what

Question word used to ask for information or specification.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo cerchi?

What kind of role are you looking for?

funghi

[FOON-gee]

mushrooms

Plural of 'fungo', mushroom or fungus.

Example

Mi piacciono i funghi.

I like mushrooms.

sono questi?

SOH-noh kwes-tee

are these?

'Questi' means 'these' (masculine plural). Say it as KWES-tee.

Example

Di chi sono questi?

Whose are these?

Words in this phrase

sono

[SOH-noh]

They are

Used to indicate quantity or count.

Example

Sono cinque biscotti.

They are five biscuits.

questi

[kwes-tee]

these

Used to indicate specific things close to the speaker.

Example

Questi gioielli sono splendidi.

These jewels are splendid.

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