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Single most important phrase if you are staying with an Italian family. " Basta! Basta! Sono pieno. Non posso mangiare di più!" Otherwise you will die of pasta overdose.
No, "pieno" is singular so "sono" must be "I am". They are full>> sono pieni.
The only way "Sono pieno" makes sense for "I'm busy" is when you are asking for an appointment, for example with a doctor, and you ask, "Do you have any openings on Tuesday?" Then "Sono pieno" makes sense, in the context of "I'm full that day." Otherwise, "I'm busy" would be "Sono impegnato/a" OR "Sono occupato/a." I really wish Duolingo would not offer unlikely alternative meanings without explaining how they are used.
Yes, it is full of food. But Duolingo gave an alternate meaning of "busy," which isn't quite right.
The drop-down below 'pieno' said it could be translated as "full" and "busy", so why is "I am busy" wrong? I never say "I am full" (not really considered polite!)
well, when you eat too many cookies and someone offers you another one, you say: No, thanks I'm full. right?
and when you're busy and someone offers you to go out and do something fun, you say "no, thanks, I'm busy"... also I'm a cat studying Italian so your argument is invalid
Does this sentence mean "I'm full" in the sense "I cannot eat anymore", or there can be other meanings as well?
I agree that there can be other meanings with "piena di ..." But in this case, it is not indicated, with what the person is full. I do not think it is possible that someone says "sono pieno" in a conversation about grace. So my question was in particular about the use of these two words. With "è pieno" I can easily imagine more meanings.
You do not have to be sorry :) It was very nice of you to write a comment! I have answered in order and to clear my question so that maybe someone else can respond. Though, the more i think about it, the more it seems to me that there are no other meanings.
If you are at an Italian dinner table and say this you will get quite possibly get funny looks. 'sono pieno/a' is mostly a common colloquialsim with 'I'm pregnant'. 'sono sazio/a' or 'sono a posto' is a more common mealtime phrase to express that one is full from eating.
I also said "I am busy" and was marked incorrect. How would an Italian say "I am busy"?
Thank you for your response. However, using an Italian-English dictionary, I find that "impregnato" means "impregnated" or "full of". However, the word "impegnato" can be translated as "busy." So I think there was a typo in your reply. Either way, sono pieno, seems to be properly translated as "I am full."
Unless you are at dinner in some areas of Northern Italy, where "sono piena" will be understood as saying "I'm pregnant" (see comment below). When in Florence more than 40 years ago, a female friend was informed of this by an elderly professor, and the scene has remained fresh in my mind ever since.
The appropriate response which is probably in dialect Italy was "Sono sazzio". Sono pieno is similar to saying l'uomo vecchio instead of l'uomo anziano.
Two questions earlier 'I am full' was translated as 'Sono piena.' I got that wrong thinking it should be pieno. What is the difference?
By assuming "[loro] sono", which is defeated by "pieno" being singular.
