Topic: Italian

"Mio figlio è soltanto un ragazzo."

Translation:My son is just a boy.

August 4, 2013

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/badyan

    What is the difference between solo and soltanto?

    August 24, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/forsilvia

      Solo/soltanto=only; solo=only/alone

      October 1, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/peteraasch

        Could I also say "mio figlio è appena un ragazzo"?

        August 4, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/italiaoo

          I interprete "Mio figlio è soltanto un ragazzo." as "My son has just smashed your living room window. I'm sorry, but he is still so young, please excuse him."

          October 17, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/xyphax
          • 6

          lol ... That really captures the flavor of a common meaning for this sentence!

          March 5, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Nonna602151
          • 4

          Why is "My son is only a boy" incorrect?

          June 27, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rakovaker

            It's correct and it's accepted now

            November 12, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Nonna602151
            • 4

            Grazie, rakovaker!

            August 4, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Petercarmen

              Not suprised. You didn't look THAT old!

              September 18, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/punkdoabc

                Not to the American army, he isn't! Any boy is old enough to die, eighter for this great nation, or for being a terrorist.

                April 1, 2019
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