How to Say ‘I live on the third floor’ in Italian
Abito al terzo piano
AH-bee-toh Ahl TEHR-tsoh PYAH-noh
[AH-bee-toh Ahl TEHR-tsoh PYAH-noh]
💬 Usage Tip: al is a + il merged into one word. The same thing happens elsewhere: Abito al primo piano "I live on the first floor".
Phrase Breakdown
Abito
[AH-bee-toh]
I live
First person singular of 'abitare', to live (reside).
Abito a Roma.
I live in Rome.
al terzo piano
Ahl TEHR-tsoh PYAH-noh
on the third floor
'Al' combines 'a' and 'il'. Roll the 'r' in 'terzo', and say the 'z' like 'ts'.
L'ufficio è al terzo piano.
The office is on the third floor.
Words in this phrase
al
[Ahl]
At the
Used to indicate measurement or price by weight.
Costa due euro al chilo.
It costs two euros per kilo.
terzo
[TEHR-tsoh]
third
Ordinal number meaning third.
È il terzo giorno.
It's the third day.
piano
[PYAH-noh]
floor
A level or story of a building.
L'ufficio è al primo piano.
The office is on the first floor.
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