la mia vita
The Italian phrase for "my life" is la mia vita.
la mia vita refers to the experience of being alive or the period of time from a person's birth to their death. If you want to refer specifically to your daily routine, you might use la mia quotidianità. If you are discussing your professional life, la mia carriera is a more specific alternative.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Italian, you must include the definite article la before the possessive adjective mia in this phrase, which differs from the English structure. To express the plural "my lives", use le mie vite, where the article, the adjective and the noun all change to the feminine plural form.
Did you know?
- In romantic contexts, vita mia is often used as a term of endearment, similar to 'sweetheart' or 'my love', but the article la is usually dropped.
- Italians use the expression una vita to describe a very long time, such as saying 'I waited a lifetime' for a ten minute delay.
- The word vita shares the same Proto-Indo-European root as the English word 'quick' in its archaic sense of 'living'.
Examples in context
- È la mia vita.You are my life.Tatoeba #1461867 by Guybrush88, translation #687890 by lukaszpp
- È la mia vita!It's my life!Tatoeba #3424662 by Guybrush88, translation #3424663 by _undertoad
- Amo la mia vita.I love my life.Tatoeba #5570583 by Guybrush88, translation #436789 by lukaszpp
- La mia vita mi rende felice.My life makes me happy.
- Amo la mia vita così com'è.I love my life as it is.
- 194 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Matteo and Sofia are talking about their future goals.
- MatteoVuoi cambiare la mia vita con me?Do you want to change my life with me?
- SofiaSì, voglio far parte della tua vita.Yes, I want to be part of your life.
- MatteoLa mia vita è più bella con te.My life is more beautiful with you.
- SofiaLo penso anch'io, Matteo.I think so too, Matteo.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries la, vita, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
