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Teaching Italian - Language notes - Sono, sei, è, siamo, siete

Italian Language Notes

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Sono di Sanremo
 I'm from Sanremo
±Ê±ð°ù³¦³óé sei qui?
 Why are you here? one person, informal
±Ê±ð°ù³¦³óé siete qui?
 Why are you here? more than one person
Siamo qui per prendere il sole
 We're here to sunbathe
I portici sono una
delle charatteristiche di Bologna
 The arcades are one
of the features of Bologna

È can have different meanings:

Questa è mia moglie
 This is my wife
È un club in centro
 It's a club in the centre
±Ê±ð°ù³¦³óé è qui? Why are you here? formal

Ci is often linked with è and sono, meaning "there is, there are":

Non ³¦'è problema
 There's no problem
Suo marito ³¦'è?
 Is your husband here or there?
Ci sono molti portici There are many arcades

essere
to be
sono
I am
sei
you are informal
è
you are formal
he is, she is, it is
siamo
we are
siete
you are more than one person
sono
they are

see also...
Verb Endings
io, tu, lei...
Formal - Informal

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