How to Say ‘Next time’ in Italian
La prossima volta
lah PROHS-see-mah VOL-tah
[lah PROHS-see-mah VOL-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: prossima comes before the noun and ends in -a to match the feminine volta. Compare la prossima settimana "next week" and il prossimo treno "the next train".
Phrase Breakdown
La
[lah]
the
The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'
"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.
"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.
prossima
[PROHS-see-mah]
next
"Prossima" means "next" and agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes.
La settimana prossima possiamo risentirci.
We can talk again next week.
volta
[VOL-tah]
Time
Refers to an occasion or instance.
Questa volta il percorso era sbagliato.
This time the route was wrong.
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