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

È questo il gate?

eh KWES-toh eel gayt

[eh KWES-toh eel gayt]

💬 Usage Tip: A question can keep normal statement order and rely on rising tone. Questo è il gate? works just as well.

Phrase Breakdown

È questo

eh KWES-toh

Is this

'È' (is) has an open 'e'. 'Questo' sounds like KWEH-sto.

Example

È questo il treno?

Is this the train?

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 a masculine loanword. Let your voice rise for the question.

Example

Dov'è il gate?

Where is the gate?

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.

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