How to Say ‘Do people often work in teams?’ in Italian
Si lavora spesso in gruppo?
see lah-VOH-rah SPES-soh een GROOP-poh
[see lah-VOH-rah SPES-soh een GROOP-poh]
💬 Usage Tip: To make a yes/no question, keep the word order and just raise your voice at the end. The written statement si lavora spesso in gruppo is identical apart from the question mark.
Phrase Breakdown
Si lavora spesso
see lah-VOH-rah SPES-soh
Do people often work
The impersonal 'si' describes what people generally do.
Si lavora spesso il sabato?
Do people often work on Saturdays?
Words in this phrase
Si
[see]
one / you / people
Impersonal si, used to mean people in general or you in general.
In questa zona si paga solo con carta.
In this area, one pays only by card / you can pay only by card.
lavora
[lah-VOH-rah]
works (impersonal: one works)
With 'si', it expresses people in general working.
Qui si lavora bene.
People work well here.
spesso
[SPES-soh]
often
Adverb indicating frequency, meaning many times or regularly.
Spesso il team pranza insieme dopo le riunioni.
The team often has lunch together after meetings.
in gruppo?
een GROOP-poh
in a group / in teams?
Hold the double 'pp' in 'gruppo' slightly longer, and raise your tone for the question.
Studiamo in gruppo.
We study in a group.
Words in this phrase
in
[een]
in
Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.
Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.
I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.
gruppo
[GROOP-poh]
group; team
A group of people working or interacting together.
Nel gruppo c'è un buon spirito di collaborazione.
There is a good spirit of collaboration in the group.
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