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How to Say ‘The building is very quiet.’ in Italian

Il palazzo è molto tranquillo.

eel pah-LAHT-tsoh eh MOHL-toh trahn-KWEEL-loh

[eel pah-LAHT-tsoh eh MOHL-toh trahn-KWEEL-loh]

Phrase Breakdown

Il palazzo

eel pah-LAHT-tsoh

The building

'Palazzo' means an apartment building, not only a palace. The double 'z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Il palazzo è vecchio.

The building is old.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

Il peso è importante.

The weight is important.

palazzo

[pah-LAHT-tsoh]

apartment building

A residential building with several flats; also can mean palace.

Example

Il palazzo ha cinque piani.

The building has five floors.

è molto tranquillo.

eh MOHL-toh trahn-KWEEL-loh

is very quiet.

'Molto' means 'very'. 'Qu' sounds like 'kw', and the double 'l' is held: tran-KWIL-lo.

Example

La strada è molto tranquilla.

The street is very quiet.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Third-person singular of essere, used to say something is a certain way.

Example

È facile capire la domanda.

It is easy to understand the question.

molto

[MOHL-toh]

very

An adverb used to strengthen an adjective or description.

Example

Nel commento È molto umana, molto rafforza l'idea di attenzione alle persone.

In the comment 'È molto umana,' 'molto' reinforces the idea of caring about people.

tranquillo

[trahn-KWEEL-loh]

quiet / calm

Describes a place with less noise and a more relaxed atmosphere.

Example

Questo lato del bar è più tranquillo.

This side of the bar is quieter.

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