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How to Say ‘Are you from Milan?’ in Italian

Tu sei di Milano?

too SEH-ee dee mee-LAH-noh

[too SEH-ee dee mee-LAH-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: essere di + a city means "to be from" there. Use di for cities, not da: sono di Roma "I'm from Rome".

Phrase Breakdown

Tu sei

too SEH-ee

Are you

'Sei' sounds like 'say'. This is the 'tu' form of 'essere'.

Example

Tu sei italiano?

Are you Italian?

Words in this phrase

[too]

you

Informal singular pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.

Example

E tu, in che settore lavori?

And you, what field do you work in?

sei

[SEH-ee]

you are

Informal 'tu' form of 'essere'.

Example

Sei molto simpatico.

You are very nice.

di Milano?

dee mee-LAH-noh

from Milan?

'Di' plus a city tells someone's origin. Say 'mi-LA-no'.

Example

Lei è di Roma.

She is from Rome.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

from

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

Example

Di dove siete?

Where are you all from?

Milano

[mee-LAH-noh]

Milan

Major city in northern Italy, known for fashion and business.

Example

Milano è la capitale della moda.

Milan is the capital of fashion.

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