Learn Italian: Mangio pane e prosciutto.

Mangio pane e prosciutto.

I eat bread and ham.

Breakdown of Mangio pane e prosciutto.

Questions & Answers about Mangio pane e prosciutto.

Why is there no 'io' before 'mangio'?

In Italian, the subject pronoun (io, meaning 'I') is usually dropped. The verb ending already tells you who is doing the action. The -o at the end of mangio means it can only be 'I'.

Could I say Mangio del pane e del prosciutto instead?

Yes, you can! Using del (meaning 'some') is very common. Mangio pane e prosciutto means 'I eat bread and ham' in a general sense, while Mangio del pane means 'I am eating some bread'. Both are perfectly correct here depending on whether you mean food in general or a specific portion.

How do you pronounce the sci part of prosciutto?

The letters sci make a 'sh' sound, just like in the English word 'shoe'. The i is only there to soften the c and isn't pronounced as a separate vowel, so the word sounds like 'pro-shoot-to'.