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Published: Aug. 26, 2018, 5 p.m.

Recently, we've been learning phrases like "mi manchi" (I miss you) and "mi dispiace" (I'm sorry).\xa0\xa0But what is the little "mi" at the beginning of these phrases? Learn about Italian pronouns and how to use them.

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Io sono\xa0inglese e tu\xa0sei italiano = I'm English and you're Italian.

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Io = I

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Sono = am

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Inglese = English

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E = and

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Tu = you

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Sei = are

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Italiano = Italian

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Mangio = I eat

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Mangi = you eat

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Mangiamo = we eat

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Beh...io bevo il caff\xe8 e tu bevi il t\xe8 = Well I drink coffee and you drink tea.

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Beh = well

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io = I

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bevo = I drink

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il caff\xe8 = (the) coffee

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e = and

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tu = you

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bevi = you drink

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il t\xe8 = (the) tea

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Tu cucini bene la pasta e io cucino bene i dolci\xa0= You cook pasta well and I cook desserts well

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Tu = you

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Cucini = you cook

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Bene = well

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La pasta = (the) pasta

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e = and

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io = I

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cucino = I cook

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bene = well

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i dolci = (the) desserts

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Ma non ci conformiamo sempre agli stereotipi = But we don't always conform to stereotypes.

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Ma = but

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Non = not

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Ci conformiamo\xa0= we conform

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Sempre = always

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Agli = to the

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Stereotipi = stereotypes

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Io arrivo sempre in anticipo, tu sei sempre in ritardo! = I always arrive early and you're always late.

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Io = I

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Arrivo = I arrive

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Sempre = Always

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In anticipo\xa0= early (as in arrive early)

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Tu = you

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Sei = you are

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Sempre = always

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In ritardo\xa0= late

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io = I

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tu = you

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lui = he

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lei = she

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noi = we

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voi = you plural (you all/you both/y'all/yous depending on where you're from!)

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loro = they

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Lui beve il caff\xe8 e lei beve il t\xe8 = He drinks coffee and she drinks tea

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Noi mangiamo\xa0la pasta e loro mangiano\xa0la pizza = We eat pasta and they eat pizza