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How to Say ‘Five people: three here and two in Milan.’ in Italian

Cinque persone: tre qui e due a Milano.

CHEEN-kweh pehr-SOH-neh treh kwee eh DOOH-eh ah mee-LAH-noh

[CHEEN-kweh pehr-SOH-neh treh kwee eh DOOH-eh ah mee-LAH-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

Cinque persone:

CHEEN-kweh pehr-SOH-neh

Five people:

'Ci' sounds like 'chee': CHEEN-kwe. Stress per-SO-ne.

Example

Siamo cinque persone.

We are five people.

Words in this phrase

Cinque

[CHEEN-kweh]

five

The number 5. It never changes for gender or number.

Example

Vorrei prenotare un tavolo per cinque persone.

I'd like to book a table for five people.

persone

[pehr-SOH-neh]

people

Refers to people in general; in company culture, often coworkers or employees.

Example

Dire Le persone si aiutano mostra che le persone nell'azienda collaborano.

Saying 'Le persone si aiutano' shows that people in the company cooperate.

tre qui e due a Milano.

treh kwee eh DOOH-eh ah mee-LAH-noh

three here and two in Milan.

'Qui' means 'here' and sounds like 'kwee'. Roll the R in 'tre'.

Example

Uno qui e uno a Roma.

One here and one in Rome.

Words in this phrase

tre

[treh]

three

A number used to count quantity or duration.

Example

Ho fatto tre colloqui questa settimana.

I had three interviews this week.

qui

[kwee]

here

Indicates this place; useful when talking about the current company or environment.

Example

"Qui" l'ambiente sembra molto collaborativo.

"Here" the environment seems very collaborative.

[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.

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.

[ah]

Preposition used before month names to say when something happens.

Example

Parto a dicembre.

I leave in December.

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.

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