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How to Say ‘I'm staying home.’ in Italian

Io resto a casa.

ee-o REH-stoh ah KAH-zah

[ee-o REH-stoh ah KAH-zah]

💬 Usage Tip: a casa means "at home" or "home" with no "the" or "my". Same for vado a casa "I'm going home".

Phrase Breakdown

Io resto

ee-o REH-stoh

I'm staying

'Io' adds emphasis, as in 'as for me'. 'Resto' comes from 'restare' (to stay).

Example

Io resto qui.

I'm staying here.

Words in this phrase

[ee-o]

Referring to oneself as a subject.

Example

Io voglio migliorare il mio punteggio.

I want to improve my score.

resto

[REH-stoh]

I stay

First person of 'restare', to stay or remain.

Example

Stasera resto in ufficio.

Tonight I'm staying at the office.

a casa.

ah KAH-zah

at home.

'A casa' means at home, with no article. The single 's' sounds like 'z': 'a CA-za'.

Example

Torno a casa.

I'm going home.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with time expressions.

Example

Ci vediamo a quest'ora domani.

See you at this time tomorrow.

casa

[KAH-zah]

home

Literally 'home'; in company culture it suggests comfort, belonging, and ease.

Example

Dire "casa" sul lavoro suggerisce fiducia e appartenenza.

Saying "home" at work suggests trust and belonging.

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