"My sons" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase i miei figli.
Specifically, the masculine plural definite article imeans "the." The masculine possessive adjective miei means "my." The masculine noun figli means "sons."
The pronunciation is "ee myeh FEE-lyee."
I miei figli is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "my sons."Specifically, the masculine plural definite article imeans "the." The masculine possessive adjective miei means "my." The masculine noun figli means "sons."The pronunciation is "ee myeh FEE-lyee."
I miei due figli is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "my two sons."Specifically, the masculine plural definite article iis "the." The masculine possessive adjective miei means "my." The number due means "two (2)." The masculine noun figli translates as "sons."The pronunciation will be "ee MYEH-ee DOO-ey FEE-lyee" in Italian.
"My children are my life!" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase I miei figli sono la mia vita! The statement shows a difference between the two languages whereby English may not employ "the" every time that Italian uses definite articles, in this case i. The pronunciation will be "ee MYEH-ee FEE-lyee SO-no la MEE-a VEE-ta" in Pisan Italian.
I miei bambini
"My grandchildren" in English is i miei nipoti in Italian.
"My friend" in English is amico mio in Italian.
"My two children" in English is i miei due bambini in Italian.
I miei figli, la mia vita is an Italian equivalent of the incomplete English phrase "my children, my life." The declarative phrase models a difference between the two languages whereby Italian employs definite articles -- i and la in this case -- where English does not use "the." The pronunciation will be "ee MYEH-ee FEE-lyee la MEE-a VEE-ta" in Italian.
I miei nipoti is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "my grandchildren."Specifically, the masculine plural definite article imeans "the." The masculine possessive adjective miei means "my." The masculine noun nipoti means "nephews, grandchildren, grandsons."The pronunciation is "ee myeh nee-POH-tee."
"You are my dream guy!" in English is Sei il tipo dei miei sogni! in Italian.
I miei lucci is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "my pike fishes."Specifically, the masculine plural definite article imeans "the." The masculine possessive adjective miei means "my." The masculine noun lucci means "pike fishes, pikes."The pronunciation is "ee MYEH-ee LOOTCH-tchee."
Buon viaggio miei amici.