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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\n\nIo sono\xa0inglese e tu\xa0sei italiano = I'm English and you're Italian.
\n\nIo = I
\n\nSono = am
\n\nInglese = English
\n\nE = and
\n\nTu = you
\n\nSei = are
\n\nItaliano = Italian
\n\nMangio = I eat
\n\nMangi = you eat
\n\nMangiamo = we eat
\n\nBeh...io bevo il caff\xe8 e tu bevi il t\xe8 = Well I drink coffee and you drink tea.
\n\nBeh = well
\n\nio = I
\n\nbevo = I drink
\n\nil caff\xe8 = (the) coffee
\n\ne = and
\n\ntu = you
\n\nbevi = you drink
\n\nil t\xe8 = (the) tea
\n\nTu cucini bene la pasta e io cucino bene i dolci\xa0= You cook pasta well and I cook desserts well
\n\nTu = you
\n\nCucini = you cook
\n\nBene = well
\n\nLa pasta = (the) pasta
\n\ne = and
\n\nio = I
\n\ncucino = I cook
\n\nbene = well
\n\ni dolci = (the) desserts
\n\nMa non ci conformiamo sempre agli stereotipi = But we don't always conform to stereotypes.
\n\nMa = but
\n\nNon = not
\n\nCi conformiamo\xa0= we conform
\n\nSempre = always
\n\nAgli = to the
\n\nStereotipi = stereotypes
\n\nIo arrivo sempre in anticipo, tu sei sempre in ritardo! = I always arrive early and you're always late.
\n\nIo = I
\n\nArrivo = I arrive
\n\nSempre = Always
\n\nIn anticipo\xa0= early (as in arrive early)
\n\nTu = you
\n\nSei = you are
\n\nSempre = always
\n\nIn ritardo\xa0= late
\n\nio = I
\n\ntu = you
\n\nlui = he
\n\nlei = she
\n\nnoi = we
\n\nvoi = you plural (you all/you both/y'all/yous depending on where you're from!)
\n\nloro = they
\n\nLui beve il caff\xe8 e lei beve il t\xe8 = He drinks coffee and she drinks tea
\n\nNoi mangiamo\xa0la pasta e loro mangiano\xa0la pizza = We eat pasta and they eat pizza