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Ieri ne ho mangiati 20.

I ate twenty of them yesterday!

Language note: When discussing quantities, the word 'ne' replaces 'of them'.

Culture note: Shows the classic Italian storytelling, often involving personal touch.

Context: Guido humorously shares how he overindulged in the candy the previous day.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Ieri

[YEH-ree]

yesterday

The day before today.

Ieri ho visto un film.

Yesterday I watched a movie.

[neh]

of them

Partitive pronoun referring to a quantity of something mentioned earlier.

Ne ho presi due.

I took two of them.

[oh]

I have

First person singular form of the auxiliary verb to have.

Ho una macchina.

I have a car.

mangiati

[mahn-JAH-tee]

eaten

Past participle of the verb to eat.

Ho mangiato troppo.

I have eaten too much.

[VENT-ee]

A number quantity, twenty.

Ho comprato 20 mele.

I bought 20 apples.

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