"DO-vey SEH-ee" is a way to pronounce the Italian phrase Dove sei? The interrogative and second person informal singular present indicative may be translated into English as "Where are you?" The sentence showcases two differences between English and Italian whereby the second-mentioned language need not use pronouns -- other than for emphasis -- since context and verb endings make the listener clear; and the first-mentioned language lacks a differentiation between formal and informal "you" and "you all" respectively for intimates and strangers.
The phrase "di dove sei?" translates to "Where are you from?" in English.
Dove sei stato? is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "Where have you been?"Specifically, the adverb dove means "where." The auxiliary sei and the past participle stato mean "(informal singular you) have been." The pronunciation is "DOH-veh she STAH-toh."
"Beautiful, where are you from?" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Bella, di dove sei? The question translates literally as "Beautiful, of where are you?" in English. The pronunciation will be "BEL-la dee DO-vey sey" in Pisan Italian.
Dove sei andata? to a female and Dove sei andato?to a male are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "Where did you go?" The respective pronunciations will be "DO-vey SEH-ee an-DA-ta" and "DO-vey SEH-ee an-DA-to" in Italian.
Da dove sei... is an Italian equivalent of the incomplete English phrase "From where you are... ."Specifically, the preposition da means "from." The adverb dove means "where." The verb sei means "(informal singular you) are."The pronunciation is "dah DOH-veh seh."
"Di dove sei?"(Dee-doughvay-sayee) would be the more informal way of asking.But if you're asking someone of authority or you want to be more formal, you'd ask "Di dove è?"(Dee-doughvay-ay.)Di dove sei? is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "Where are you from?"Specifically, the preposition di is "from, of". The adverb dove means "where". The verb sei translates as "(informal singular you) are".The pronunciation will be "dee DO-vey sey" in Italian.
"Where are you?" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Dove sei? The interrogative and second person informal singular may be heard asked of a member of the speaker's close circle of family members, friends, and peers. The pronunciation will be "DO-vey SEH-ee" in Italian.
Somewhere between the tightness of 'seh' and the looseness of 'say' is how you pronounce 'sei' in Italian. The adjective 'bello' is pronounced 'BEHL-loh'. The phrase means 'You're handsome'.
sei
In Italian it's "Dove sei?"
"Where are you now?" in English is Dove sei adesso? in Italian.
Dove sei? is an Italian equivalent of the English question "Where are you?"Specifically, the adverb dove means "where." The present indicative verb sei translates as "(informal singular you) are." The pronunciation will be "DO-vey seh-ee" in Italian.