Italian

[PrinceWill57506]

Hey who’s studying Italian in the UK? Or is there an Italian online ? Need help with ‘Ci’ and ‘sia’

[cristoforoooo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33yF3YcMkLE

http://icebergproject.co/italian/2015/11/how-to-use-sia-sia-in-italian-or-how-to-say-both-pasta-and-pizza-sound-good/

[CivisRomanus]

The discussion of a recent query about ci can be found here:
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/30757506

With regard to sia, without a context this word can be:

• a correlative conjunction ("both... and..."):

sia questo sia quello = both this one and that one

(the second sia can be replaced by che)

• the first, second and third person singular of the present subjunctive tense of essere:

(Io) non so se lui sia tornato. = I don't know whether he (has) returned

Credi che io sia troppo vecchio? = Do you think that I am too old?

Its use complies with the general rules of the subjunctive mood (see the relevant unit or units in Duolingo).