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How to Say ‘I'm the tenant on the second floor.’ in Italian

Sono l'inquilino del secondo piano.

SOH-noh l een-kwee-LEE-noh dehl seh-KOHN-doh PYAH-noh

[SOH-noh l een-kwee-LEE-noh dehl seh-KOHN-doh PYAH-noh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Landlords often own several flats in a building, so naming your floor is the quickest way to say who you are. Italians count the ground floor as piano terra, so secondo piano is what Americans would call the third floor.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono l'inquilino

SOH-noh l een-kwee-LEE-noh

I am the tenant

Identifies you as the person renting. Link the l' into 'inquilino'.

Example

Sono l'inquilino dell'appartamento 4.

I'm the tenant of apartment 4.

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.

[l]

the

Elided article used before a vowel sound; part of 'l'evento' = 'the event'.

Example

Dopo l' incontro, ho preso qualche appunto.

After the meeting, I took some notes.

inquilino

[een-kwee-LEE-noh]

tenant

A person who rents a home from a landlord.

Example

Il nuovo inquilino è molto gentile.

The new tenant is very kind.

del secondo piano.

dehl seh-KOHN-doh PYAH-noh

on the second floor

Says which floor. Stress 'se-KON-do PIA-no'.

Example

Il vicino del secondo piano è simpatico.

The neighbor on the second floor is nice.

Words in this phrase

del

[dehl]

of the

A contraction of the preposition 'di' and the article 'il', similar to 'of the'.

Example

Il titolo del libro è lungo.

The book's title is long.

secondo

[seh-KOHN-doh]

second

Masculine noun for the unit of time; also means 'second' in order.

Example

Il treno parte tra trenta secondi.

The train leaves in thirty seconds.

piano

[PYAH-noh]

floor

A level or story of a building.

Example

L'ufficio è al primo piano.

The office is on the first floor.

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