How to Say ‘People often work’ in Italian
Si lavora spesso
see lah-VOH-rah SPES-soh
[see lah-VOH-rah SPES-soh]
💬 Usage Tip: si + a he/she verb form means "people in general": si lavora "people work". Try si mangia bene qui "you eat well here".
Phrase Breakdown
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.
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