"I speak on the phone with my daughter."

Translation: Parlo al telefono con mia figlia.

[brose23]

why is "on the" "al" instead of "sul"?

[f.formica]

Well, you're not actually speaking on top of the phone, are you? :P You should say you're speaking through the phone, or with it, but you can't because it's idiomatic; the Italian idiom instead is to use "a".

[mhotwagner]

Well said! Thanks!

[Bunny2013]

The hint said "sul" not "al".

[ziggKogg]

Hints are misleading. :(

[MetaHalberd]

How do you get hints?

[Bunny2013]

Use your mouse to hover over a word. Keep in mind the hints can be wrong or confusing, but sometimes they help.

[MetaHalberd]

I didn't think of that as hints!

[Gill18846]

Why is it mia figlia, but casa mia?

[cmastronardi]

Mia is my, figlia is daughter. You need to have "mia" go first to place ownership - MY daugher not daughter my.

Also as Ferdinando mentioned above, sul would be "on top of the phone" vs the intended "through the phone" which is an idiomatic - the italian idiom to use is "a" + "L" (article for telefono) = al

Good luck!

[mhotwagner]

Why is "con figlia mia" not accpeted here?

[gullideckel]

because it would sound like "I'm talking to MY daughter and not just somebody's daughter"

[Catia9]

It's supposed to be 'my daughter'!

[GrantCatton]

Yeah, I don't see the difference there either between "mia figlia" and "figlia mia". I also got stung on the sul/al mistake. Have not mastered using al yet.