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How to Say ‘Go straight to the traffic light.’ in Italian

Vada dritto fino al semaforo.

VAH-dah DREET-toh FEE-noh ahl seh-MAH-foh-roh

[VAH-dah DREET-toh FEE-noh ahl seh-MAH-foh-roh]

Phrase Breakdown

Vada dritto

VAH-dah DREET-toh

Go straight

'Vada' is the polite command of 'andare'. Hold the double 't' in DRIT-toh.

Example

Vada dritto per cento metri.

Go straight for a hundred meters.

Words in this phrase

Vada

[VAH-dah]

Formal command form of 'andare', used politely with strangers.

Example

Vada a sinistra.

Go left.

dritto

[DREET-toh]

straight ahead

An adverb or adjective meaning straight, useful when following directions.

Example

Vada sempre Dritto per due minuti.

Go straight for two minutes.

fino al semaforo.

FEE-noh ahl seh-MAH-foh-roh

as far as the traffic light.

'Fino a' means 'up to'; 'a + il' becomes 'al'. Stress seh-MAH-foh-roh on the second syllable.

Example

Cammini fino al ponte.

Walk as far as the bridge.

Words in this phrase

fino

[FEE-noh]

until / up to

Used to indicate a limit in time, such as a deadline.

Example

La cancellazione gratuita vale «Fino a ventiquattro ore prima».

Free cancellation applies "until twenty-four hours before."

[ahl]

to the

Combination of a + il, meaning to the; part of many fixed expressions.

Example

Sei bravissima al gioco delle battute veloci.

You’re really good at the game of quick comebacks.

semaforo

[seh-MAH-foh-roh]

traffic light

Masculine noun for the traffic signal at a crossroads.

Example

Il semaforo è rosso.

The traffic light is red.

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