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How to Say ‘I'm English, from London.’ in Italian

Sono inglese, di Londra.

SOH-noh een-GLEH-zeh dee LOHN-drah

[SOH-noh een-GLEH-zeh dee LOHN-drah]

Phrase Breakdown

Sono inglese,

SOH-noh een-GLEH-zeh

I'm English,

Nationalities aren't capitalized in Italian. Say it as een-GLEH-zeh, with a soft S.

Example

Sono inglese, ma vivo a Roma.

I'm English, but I live in Rome.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.

Example

Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.

I am very interested in job opportunities here.

inglese

[een-GLEH-zeh]

English

The English language, or something from England.

Example

Il menù è in inglese?

Is the menu in English?

di Londra.

dee LOHN-drah

from London.

'Di' plus a city tells where you're from. 'Londra' is the Italian name for London: LOHN-drah.

Example

Il mio amico è di Londra.

My friend is from London.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

from

With 'dove' and 'essere', it asks someone's origin.

Example

Di dove siete?

Where are you all from?

Londra

[LOHN-drah]

London

The Italian name for the capital of the UK.

Example

Il volo per Londra è in ritardo.

The flight to London is delayed.

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