"Sono al quarto anno."

[erroid]

why is anno almost silence?!

[RedheadedRogue]

I didn't hear it at all the first time through.

[theWizard]

Could "sono nel quarto anno" work too?

[YusufDanij]

In England we'd say I'm in year 4.

[Paul721708]

If talking about school year or something equivalent i conpletely agree. However, if talking about a project or an illness or something one might be more inclined to say "I'm in the fourth year (of ...)"

[LovroV]

But in italy you would say it like this

[greg1881]

isn't "sono" translated to "they" as well?

[DavidJMcLeod]

"They are in the fourth year" is also accepted

[diego_d]

Not exactly. "Sono" could be both "am" as in "I am" or "are" for the third person plural, as in "they are"

Io sono
Tu sei
Lei/lui è
Noi siamo
Voi siete
Loro sono.

[MyItalianDream]

translation makes no sense...year was not an option only grade. Yet I damn well know anno does not mean grade!!!! There is no doubt italian has a seperate word for grade and if we were talking about 4th graders they would use that word and not anno!!!!!

[Judi362744]

I am reading a book about an American family which is spending a year in Italy. The children are in school and they refer to grades as years. First year, third year, etc. That is the only reason I didn't get it wrong because of that book. It is called Il Bel Centro. I am really enjoying it, and learning some of the nuances of Italian I haven't learned yet from DL.

[lrosley]

I think it means 4th year if college, no?

[Kicek123]

"I am on the fourth year" wasn't accepted. I figured it as on the 4th year of collage or sth.
Would it be wrong ?

[soapyjoseph]

IN is correct. IN the fourth year.

Explanation: The fourth year is a mass of people and individuals go IN this mass of people.

Examples: I am IN the army. I am in the police. I am in the chess club.

If you are talking about levels, on a computer game for example, then is is AT. I'm AT level 7 of Call of Duty etc etc

[ZoranMilokanovic]

I've got the same question.

[amin-915]

onli al and nel are accepted

[Schatzie14]

I am in the 4th year of college

[soapyjoseph]

"I'm AT fourth year" is completely incorrect. "I'm IN fourth year is better" however in practice English people most commonly will reply "I'm A fourth year"

[Jeff_Alfa]

AT! No! Agreed, that is the answer it suggested. For non-English speakers, "student" (or resident, etc.)is implied when you say "I'm a fourth year (student).

[Schatzie14]

In American English I would say " I am IN the 4th year, or I changed to the 4th year math class....

[Zoe_Hancock]

Most children in I know (UK) would say "I'm a year four."

[Schatzie14]

Pour audio

[OllieQ]

I wonder why "al" is chosen over "nel" and "del" :/

[franksk]

Shouldn't "I'm in year four" also be accepted? It may not be a word-for-word translation, but I think it sounds right and has the same meaning.

[TanyaBella76]

I'm confused.. wouldn't 'al' mean 'at the'?

[warind]

I had no audio at all on this question. I am sorry to report it here but...

[warind]

Again, I am not clairvoyant. These audio only questions have no audio at all.

[Magda888342]

Why quarto , not quatro?

[Olga355576]

Why not "I am 4 years old"?

[Ammy97]

This sentence is not about age. Age is expressed using the verb "avere" = "Ho quatro anni" meaning "I am 4 years old".

[yttap09]

Quarto also means quarter. I am at a quarter (of) the year?

[Ammy97]

I think it would be "al (primo/secondo/terzo) quarto dell'anno" in that case.