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How to Say ‘The little one is two.’ in Italian

Il piccolo ha due anni.

eel PEEK-koh-loh ah DOOH-eh AHN-nee

[eel PEEK-koh-loh ah DOOH-eh AHN-nee]

💬 Usage Tip: Italians "have" their age rather than "being" it: ha "has" two years. So "I'm thirty" is Ho trent'anni.

Phrase Breakdown

Il piccolo

eel PEEK-koh-loh

The little one

Double the 'c' (a hard 'k' sound): PIK-ko-lo.

Example

Il piccolo dorme.

The little one is sleeping.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

piccolo

[PEEK-koh-loh]

little one

Used as a noun to mean the youngest child.

Example

Il piccolo dorme già.

The little one is already sleeping.

ha due anni.

ah DOOH-eh AHN-nee

is two years old.

Italian uses 'avere' (to have) for age. The 'h' in 'ha' is silent.

Example

Mia figlia ha cinque anni.

My daughter is five years old.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

has

Auxiliary verb from 'avere', used to form the past tense.

Example

Mi ha scritto questa mattina dopo l'incontro.

He/She wrote to me this morning after the meeting.

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.

anni

[AHN-nee]

years

Plural of 'year'; often used to talk about work experience or tenure.

Example

Gli "anni" in azienda mostrano stabilità professionale.

The "years" in a company show professional stability.

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