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How to Say ‘Milan is a big city.’ in Italian

Milano è una grande città.

mee-LAH-noh eh OO-nah GRAHN-deh cheet-TAH

[mee-LAH-noh eh OO-nah GRAHN-deh cheet-TAH]

Phrase Breakdown

Milano è

mee-LAH-noh eh

Milan is

'È' with an accent means 'is'. Glide from 'Milano' straight into 'è'.

Example

Milano è moderna.

Milan is modern.

Words in this phrase

Milano

[mee-LAH-noh]

Milan

Major city in northern Italy, known for fashion and business.

Example

Milano è la capitale della moda.

Milan is the capital of fashion.

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

una grande città.

OO-nah GRAHN-deh cheet-TAH

a big city.

'Una' is the feminine 'a'. Stress the last syllable of 'città'.

Example

Roma è una grande città.

Rome is a big city.

Words in this phrase

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

grande

[GRAHN-deh]

big / older

Means big; with 'più' about siblings, it means older.

Example

Mia sorella è più grande di me.

My sister is older than me.

città

[cheet-TAH]

city

Feminine noun; same form in singular and plural.

Example

Roma è una città antica.

Rome is an ancient city.

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