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How to Say ‘The blue line is this year's sales.’ in Italian

La linea blu sono le vendite di quest'anno.

lah LEE-neh-ah bloo SOH-noh leh VEN-dee-teh dee kwest AHN-noh

[lah LEE-neh-ah bloo SOH-noh leh VEN-dee-teh dee kwest AHN-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: The verb is sono "are", not è "is". Italian matches the verb to the plural le vendite, even though English says "is".

Phrase Breakdown

La linea blu

lah LEE-neh-ah bloo

The blue line

The article and noun stay together. Stress LEE-neh-ah.

Example

La linea blu sale.

The blue line goes up.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

linea

[LEE-neh-ah]

line

Feminine noun for a straight or curved stroke.

Example

Traccia una linea dritta.

Draw a straight line.

blu

[bloo]

blue

Color adjective for blue; it never changes its ending.

Example

Mi piace la maglietta blu.

I like the blue t-shirt.

sono le vendite

SOH-noh leh VEN-dee-teh

is (are) the sales

The verb agrees with the plural 'vendite', so it is 'sono'.

Example

Queste sono le vendite.

These are the 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.

di quest'anno.

dee kwest AHN-noh

of this year

'Quest'anno' blends into one word: kweh-STAHN-noh, with a double 'n'.

Example

Il budget di quest'anno.

This year's budget.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

quest'

[kwest]

this

Shortened 'questa' before a vowel.

Example

Quest'anno vado a Roma.

This year I'm going to Rome.

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.

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