How to Say ‘It's the Brotherhood of the Carmine.’ in Italian
È la Confraternita del Carmine.
eh lah kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah dehl KAR-mee-neh
[eh lah kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah dehl KAR-mee-neh]
Phrase Breakdown
È la Confraternita
eh lah kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah
It's the Brotherhood
'È' means 'it is'. Italian doesn't need a subject pronoun here. Link 'è la' smoothly.
È la mia città.
It's my town.
Words in this phrase
È
[eh]
It is
Used to describe the state, condition, or location of something.
È importante ricordare tutte le regole.
It is important to remember all the rules.
la
[lah]
the
The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'
"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.
"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.
Confraternita
[kohn-fra-TEHR-nee-tah]
Brotherhood
Capitalized as part of a brotherhood's proper name.
La Confraternita dell'Addolorata sfila stasera.
The Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows parades tonight.
del Carmine.
dehl KAR-mee-neh
of Carmel.
'Del' combines 'di' and 'il'. Stress 'Carmine' on the first syllable: CAR-mi-ne.
È la festa del Carmine.
It's the feast of Our Lady of Carmel.
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the
A contraction of the preposition 'di' and the article 'il', similar to 'of the'.
Il titolo del libro è lungo.
The book's title is long.
Carmine
[KAR-mee-neh]
Carmel (Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
Refers to the Madonna del Carmine, a Marian devotion.
La chiesa del Carmine è vicina.
The Carmine church is nearby.
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