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How to Say ‘It is our turn’ in Italian

È il nostro turno

eh eel NOH-stroh TOOR-noh

[eh eel NOH-stroh TOOR-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian often says [È il nostro turno] where English says [It's our turn], but the idea is simply [is our turn]. You can swap in other nouns the same way: [È il mio turno], [È il vostro momento].

Phrase Breakdown

È

[eh]

it is

Form of essere meaning it is; used here to announce a situation.

Example

È il momento giusto: È il nostro turno.

It is the right moment: it's our turn.

Il nostro turno

eel NOH-stroh TOOR-noh

Our turn

Used when it is the group’s or speaker’s turn to do something.

Example

Adesso è il nostro turno.

Now it is our turn.

Words in this phrase

il

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È il nostro turno adesso, andiamo.

It is our turn now, let's go.

nostro

[NOH-stroh]

our

Possessive adjective meaning our; used with turno here.

Example

È il nostro turno per mostrare la carta d'imbarco.

It is our turn to show the boarding pass.

turno

[TOOR-noh]

turn

Noun meaning turn, especially your moment in a sequence.

Example

È il nostro turno al controllo del gate.

It is our turn at the gate check.

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