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How to Say ‘Is it far from here?’ in Italian

È lontano da qui?

eh lohn-TAH-noh da kwee

[eh lohn-TAH-noh da kwee]

Phrase Breakdown

È lontano

eh lohn-TAH-noh

Is it far

'È' means 'is' and has an open 'eh' sound. 'Lontano' means far, stressed lon-TA-no.

Example

È lontano il mare?

Is the sea far?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

it is / is

Verb 'to be' used to identify or emphasize something important.

Example

È proprio questo il punto forte dell'azienda secondo molti dipendenti.

This is exactly the company's strong point according to many employees.

lontano

[lohn-TAH-noh]

far

Adjective/adverb describing a great distance.

Example

Il museo è lontano da qui.

The museum is far from here.

da qui?

da kwee

from here?

'Da' means from and 'qui' means here, pronounced 'kwee'. Let your voice rise for the question.

Example

Quanto dista da qui?

How far is it from here?

Words in this phrase

[da]

from

Indicating a place or time where something begins.

Example

Ascoltiamo la musica da quell'altoparlante.

We listen to music from that loudspeaker.

qui

[kwee]

here

Indicates this place; useful when talking about the current company or environment.

Example

"Qui" l'ambiente sembra molto collaborativo.

"Here" the environment seems very collaborative.

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