using of 的 in this sentence

[maybe]

I would to say "I'm an italian student that studying chinese in university of milan"

I try using 的

我是个在米兰大学学习汉语的意大利学生。

do you think it's good or sounds crap?

ps. my friend suggest me use 名, he think it's better than 个, you think?

[skylee]

Your version is ok. But are you really？

[maybe]

yeah, I'm studying chinese in italy, not easy but very funny

你是不是中国人?

[skylee]

I am, if you ask the question this way.

[maybe]

mean if you are chinese, or not. sorry my chinese sucks

(but are you studying english? I guess)

[skylee]

I am Chinese. Your question is ok (no mistake).

But is your university called University of Milan or is it just a university in Milan? There is a difference in how to say them.

[abcdefg]

ps. my friend suggest me use 名, he think it's better than 个, you think?

No to 名。

[maybe]

But is your university called University of Milan or is it just a university in Milan? There is a difference in how to say them.

http://www.unimi.it/ENG/

@abcdefg: when can I use 名?

[abcdefg]

@abcdefg: when can I use 名?

I never use 名 as a measure word/classifier, although I see from consulting the dictionary that it is possible. As for your example above, I use 个 for ordinary people and it is what I think fits here when referring to oneself. If I'm trying to be polite and deferential when talking about someone else, I would use 位，as in "二位老师"。

Disclaimer: My level is somewhere between elementary and intermediate, and someone else may be able to give you a better answer to your question.

[creamyhorror]

名 is a polite classifier, so you can use it to refer to other people (generally by their occupations or roles). I wouldn't use it to refer to myself, though I'm not definite on this point. Things like 他是一名教授 or 三名囚犯 are perfectly fine, though.

[tooironic]

I concur with all the above comments, but I'm surprised no one has pointed out that the original English sentence is grammatically incorrect. It should be ""I'm an Italian student studying Chinese in the University of Milan"" not ""I'm an italian student that studying chinese in university of milan".

[maybe]

my typing mistake! the sentence born as "I'm an italian student that study chinese in the university of milan" btw the meaning is the same

[knickherboots]

If you want to sound natural, and are not focused on a word-by-word translation, just use 我在米兰大学学汉语。The other information--your identity as an Italian student--is probably sufficiently covered by inference.

[jiangping]

Or even just leave it in but break the sentence up: 我是意大利人，在米兰大学学汉语。

[Iriya]

Both 名 and 位 are formal, but you can use the former to refer to yourself as well. See.