Vengo dall'America
To say I am from America in Italian, say Vengo dall'America, literally I come from America.
Use it when someone asks where you are from. Italians understand America here as the United States.
What does it mean word for word?
Vengo is I come, from the verb venire, dall' combines da, meaning from, with the article l' and America is America.
Which one should you use?
To be more precise, say Vengo dagli Stati Uniti, I come from the United States. Vengo dagli States. is a casual version. Sono americano/a states your nationality instead and is a very common alternative, with the ending changing for a man or a woman.
How does it change in a sentence?
Vengo does not change with gender, so men and women say the same sentence. Only the nationality word changes, as in Sono americano for a man.
Did you know?
- If you use the nationality word americano in a bar, you might be ordering a cocktail made of Campari, sweet vermouth and soda water instead of describing your origin.
- In Italian, venire can be used to say 'I am coming' when moving toward the person you are speaking to, unlike the English 'I am going'.
- While americano is common, the formal term statunitense is used to specifically denote a citizen of the United States without including other American countries.
Examples in context
- Vengo dall'America, precisamente da New York.I am from America, specifically from New York.
- Vengo dall'America e mi piace molto l'Italia.I am from America and I like Italy very much.
- Vengo dall'America, ma vivo qui da un anno.I am from America, but I have lived here for a year.
Example conversation
Sofia and Lorenzo are meeting for the first time at a party.
- SofiaCiao Lorenzo, io sono Sofia. Di dove sei?Hi Lorenzo, I am Sofia. Where are you from?
- LorenzoCiao Sofia, sono di Roma. E tu?Hi Sofia, I am from Rome. And you?
- SofiaIo vengo dall'America.I am from America.
- LorenzoChe bello! Benvenuta in Italia.How lovely! Welcome to Italy.
