How to Say ‘Boarding starts soon’ in Italian
L'imbarco inizia tra poco
l eem-BAR-koh ee-NEE-tsya trah POH-koh
[l eem-BAR-koh ee-NEE-tsya trah POH-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: [tra poco] is a very common way to say [soon], not a word-for-word match to English. The same pattern works with other amounts of time, like [tra un'ora] for [in an hour].
Phrase Breakdown
L'imbarco
l eem-BAR-koh
Boarding
Refers to the process of getting on the plane.
L'imbarco è aperto.
Boarding is open.
Words in this phrase
L'
[l]
the
Shortened article before a vowel, from 'lo'.
L'imbarco inizia tra poco sul nostro volo.
Boarding starts soon for our flight.
imbarco
[eem-BAR-koh]
boarding
The moment when passengers are allowed onto the plane.
L'imbarco inizia tra poco al gate 12.
Boarding starts soon at gate 12.
inizia
[ee-NEE-tsya]
starts / begins
Shows that an action or event is about to begin.
L'imbarco inizia tra poco, quindi aspettiamo qui.
Boarding starts soon, so we wait here.
Tra poco
trah POH-koh
In a little while / Soon
Used to say that something will happen shortly.
Arrivo tra poco.
I’ll arrive soon.
Words in this phrase
tra
[trah]
in / after
Used with time expressions to mean 'in' or 'after'.
L'imbarco inizia tra poco, non adesso.
Boarding starts soon, not now.
poco
[POH-koh]
a little / shortly
In this expression it helps mean 'soon'.
L'imbarco inizia tra poco per tutti i passeggeri.
Boarding starts shortly for all passengers.
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