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How to Say ‘Go early, there are lots of people!’ in Italian

Vada presto, c'è tanta gente!

VAH-dah PREH-stoh chee eh TAHN-tah JEHN-teh

[VAH-dah PREH-stoh chee eh TAHN-tah JEHN-teh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Big Carnival parades, like Viareggio's, draw huge crowds. Locals often turn up well before the start to get a spot along the route.

Phrase Breakdown

Vada presto,

VAH-dah PREH-stoh

Go early,

This is the polite command 'go'. 'Presto' means early or soon, stressed PRES-to.

Example

Vada presto alla stazione.

Go to the station early.

Words in this phrase

Vada

[VAH-dah]

Formal command form of 'andare', used politely with strangers.

Example

Vada a sinistra.

Go left.

presto

[PREH-stoh]

early

Describes a time that is too early or earlier than expected.

Example

Domani mi sveglio presto.

Tomorrow I wake up early.

c'è tanta gente!

chee eh TAHN-tah JEHN-teh

there are so many people!

Say cheh TAN-ta JEN-teh, with an excited tone.

Example

Al mercato c'è tanta gente.

There are lots of people at the market.

Words in this phrase

[chee]

there is

This is a contraction of 'ci è', meaning 'there is'.

Example

C'era una volta...

Once upon a time...

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

tanta

[TAHN-tah]

a lot of

Feminine form of 'tanto', agreeing with a feminine noun.

Example

Bevo tanta acqua.

I drink a lot of water.

gente

[JEHN-teh]

people

Human beings making up a particular group.

Example

La gente è molto amichevole.

The people are very friendly.

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