Learn Italian: Hai ragione, il cane è bello. - You are right, the dog is beautiful.

In English, we use the verb 'to be' to say someone is right. In Italian, you use the verb avere (to have). The phrase avere ragione literally means 'to have reason'. Since you are speaking to one person, you use hai (you have).

Where is the word for 'you' in this sentence?

Italian usually leaves out subject pronouns like tu (you) because the verb itself tells you who is acting. Hai can only mean 'you have', so the tu is not needed unless you want to add special emphasis.

Does cane ending in -e mean it is feminine?

No, cane is a masculine noun. While many Italian words ending in -a are feminine and -o are masculine, words ending in -e can be either. You just have to memorize that il cane is masculine.

Why does bello end in -o if cane ends in -e?

Adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because cane is masculine and singular, the adjective bello (beautiful or handsome) takes the standard masculine singular ending -o.

Why does è have an accent mark?