What is 'I speak Italian' when translated from English to Italian?

Answer 1

Parlo solo un po' d'italianois an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "I only speak a little Italian."

Specifically, the verb parlo means "(I) am speaking, do speak, speak." The adverb solo means "only." The masculine indefinite article un, uno means "a, one." The masculine noun po' means "little." The preposition di* means "of." The masculine noun italiano means "Italian."

The pronunciation is "PAHR-loh oon poh DEE-tah-LYAH-noh."

*The vowel i drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of that drop is indicated by an apostrophe immediately after the remaining letter and immediately before the first letter in the following noun.

Answer 2

"Parlo italiano" is an Italian equivalent of "I speak Italian."

The verb "parlo" means "(I) am speaking, do speak, speak." The masculine noun "italiano" means "Italian." Its singular definite article is "l"* ("the").

The pronunciation is "PAHR-loh EE-tah-LYAH-noh."

*The masculine singular definite article actually is "il." But the vowel "i" drops before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of the drop is indicated by an apostrophe: "l'."

Answer 3

Mi dispiace (ma) parliamo solo inglese is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "I am sorry. We only speak English."

Specifically, the pronoun mi means "to me." The verb dispiace means "(it) is displeasing." The conjunction ma means "but." The verb parliamo means "(we) are speaking, do speak, speak." The adverb solo means "only." The masculine noun inglese means "English."

The pronunciation is "mee dee-SPYAH-tcheh (mah) SOH-loh pahr-LYAH-moh een-GLEH-zeh."

Answer 4

Non capisco l'italiano! is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "I do not understand Italian!" The statement may be preceded immediately by the first person singular subject pronoun io ("I") for emphasis even though context and verb endings make the speaker clear. The pronunciation will be "(EE-o) non ka-PEA-sko LEE-ta-LYA-no" in Pisan Italian.

Answer 5

"Do you speak English?" in English is Parla inglese? in Italian.

Answer 6

"Do you speak Italian?" in English is Parli Italiano? to one person, or Parlate italiano? to two or more individuals, in Italian.

Answer 7

You would say Parlo solo inglese - par-lo so-lo een-glay-say

Answer 8

io parlo l'italiano