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How to Say ‘The route seemed long to you’ in Italian

Il giro le è sembrato lungo

eel JEE-roh leh eh sem-BRAH-toh LOON-goh

[eel JEE-roh leh eh sem-BRAH-toh LOON-goh]

💬 Usage Tip: Like "seem" in English, sembrare puts the person it seems to before the verb. le is the polite "to you": mi è sembrato lungo "it seemed long to me".

Phrase Breakdown

Il giro

eel JEE-roh

The route / the ride

'Giro' means a tour or route. The 'g' is soft before 'i': JEE-ro.

Example

Il giro della città dura un'ora.

The city tour lasts an hour.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

giro

[JEE-roh]

ride / route

A tour or trip; here the route taken.

Example

Facciamo un giro in centro.

Let's take a ride downtown.

le è sembrato lungo

leh eh sem-BRAH-toh LOON-goh

seemed long to you

'Le' means 'to you' (formal), and 'sembrare' works like 'to seem to someone'. Link 'le è' smoothly.

Example

Il film le è sembrato lungo?

Did the film seem long to you?

Words in this phrase

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect object pronoun.

Example

Le piace Roma?

Do you like Rome?

[eh]

it was / has been

Form of 'essere' used to say 'it was' in polite follow-up expressions.

Example

È stato davvero utile parlare con te ieri.

It was really useful talking with you yesterday.

sembrato

[sem-BRAH-toh]

seemed

Past participle of 'sembrare' (to seem).

Example

Mi è sembrato strano.

It seemed strange to me.

lungo

[LOON-goh]

long

Adjective describing great length; changes ending: lunga, lunghi, lunghe.

Example

La strada è molto lunga.

The road is very long.

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