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How to Say ‘That's last year's sales.’ in Italian

Sono le vendite dell'anno scorso.

SOH-noh leh VEN-dee-teh dehl AHN-noh SKOR-soh

[SOH-noh leh VEN-dee-teh dehl AHN-noh SKOR-soh]

Phrase Breakdown

Sono le vendite

SOH-noh leh VEN-dee-teh

They are the sales

Say SOH-noh leh VEN-dee-teh.

Example

Sono le vendite di gennaio.

They are January's sales.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

it is / they are

Third person plural of essere, used for stating amounts.

Example

Sono dieci euro.

It's ten euros.

[leh]

the

Plural feminine definite article, used before plural feminine nouns.

Example

Nella frase Le persone si aiutano, Le introduce il gruppo di colleghi.

In the phrase 'Le persone si aiutano,' 'Le' introduces the group of colleagues.

vendite

[VEN-dee-teh]

sales

Plural of 'vendita', the act of selling.

Example

Le vendite crescono.

Sales are growing.

dell'anno scorso.

dehl AHN-noh SKOR-soh

of last year

Hold the double consonants: dehl-LAHN-noh SKOR-soh.

Example

Il viaggio dell'anno scorso.

Last year's trip.

Words in this phrase

dell'

[dehl]

of the

Contracted form of 'di' + article, meaning 'of the' before a vowel sound.

Example

Dell'azienda tutti apprezzano la trasparenza nei rapporti interni.

Of the company, everyone appreciates the transparency in internal relations.

anno

[AHN-noh]

year

Masculine noun for a year of twelve months.

Example

Quest'anno vado in Italia.

This year I'm going to Italy.

scorso

[SKOR-soh]

last / past

Adjective meaning the previous one, e.g. last year or last week.

Example

La settimana scorsa ero a Roma.

Last week I was in Rome.

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