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How to Say ‘Is this the gate for London?’ in Italian

È questo il gate per Londra?

eh KWES-toh eel gayt pehr LOHN-drah

[eh KWES-toh eel gayt pehr LOHN-drah]

💬 Usage Tip: per plus a city gives the destination. Swap the city: il gate per Roma "the gate for Rome".

Phrase Breakdown

È questo

eh KWES-toh

Is this

Italian forms yes/no questions with rising intonation, so the word order can stay the same as in a statement.

Example

È questo il suo posto?

Is this your seat?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Form of 'to be' used to identify something.

Example

Oggi è il compleanno di Luca.

Today is Luca's birthday.

questo

[KWES-toh]

This

A demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby or soon.

Example

Questo lunedì iniziamo il nuovo progetto.

This Monday we start the new project.

il gate

eel gayt

the gate

This is an English word used in Italian airports. It takes the masculine 'il'.

Example

Il gate è chiuso.

The gate is closed.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

Oggi è il compleanno di Marco.

Today is Marco's birthday.

gate

[gayt]

gate

English loanword used in Italian airports for the boarding gate.

Example

Il gate è il numero 12.

The gate is number 12.

per Londra?

pehr LOHN-drah

for London?

'Per' shows destination. Raise your voice on LON-dra.

Example

C'è un volo per Londra?

Is there a flight to London?

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition meaning 'for' in expressions of duration.

Example

Cammina per due minuti.

Walk for two minutes.

Londra

[LOHN-drah]

London

Italian name for the capital of the UK.

Example

Vado a Londra domani.

I'm going to London tomorrow.

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