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How to Say ‘I'm supporting England.’ in Italian

Io tifo per l'Inghilterra.

ee-o TEE-foh pehr l een-geel-TEHR-rah

[ee-o TEE-foh pehr l een-geel-TEHR-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: To support a team you say tifare per "to root for". Country names take the in Italian: l'Inghilterra, la Francia, l'Italia.

Phrase Breakdown

Io tifo

ee-o TEE-foh

I support / I root

'Tifare' means to cheer for a team. Stress the first syllable: TEE-fo.

Example

Io tifo sempre.

I always cheer.

Words in this phrase

[ee-o]

Referring to oneself as a subject.

Example

Io voglio migliorare il mio punteggio.

I want to improve my score.

tifo

[TEE-foh]

I support (a team)

From 'tifare', to cheer for a team; used with 'per'.

Example

Tifo per la Juventus.

I support Juventus.

per l'Inghilterra.

pehr l een-geel-TEHR-rah

for England.

'L'' runs straight into the word: lin-ghil-TEHR-ra. The 'gh' is a hard 'g', and the double 'rr' is rolled.

Example

Vado in vacanza per l'Inghilterra.

I'm going on holiday to England.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[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.

Inghilterra

[een-geel-TEHR-rah]

England

Country name; takes the article 'l'' in Italian.

Example

L'Inghilterra gioca domani.

England plays tomorrow.

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