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How to Say ‘Then go ahead by the Lungotevere’ in Italian

Allora vada pure per il Lungotevere

ahl-LOH-rah VAH-dah POO-reh pehr eel loon-goh-TEH-veh-reh

[ahl-LOH-rah VAH-dah POO-reh pehr eel loon-goh-TEH-veh-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: vada is the polite command form of "go", used with someone you address formally. With a friend it would be vai.

Phrase Breakdown

Allora vada pure

ahl-LOH-rah VAH-dah POO-reh

Then go ahead

'Vada' is the formal imperative of 'andare'. 'Pure' softens it into a permission: 'go right ahead'. Double 'll' in 'allora'.

Example

Allora vada pure, l'aspetto qui.

Then go ahead, I'll wait for you here.

Words in this phrase

Allora

[ahl-LOH-rah]

then / so

A common conversational word used to conclude, continue, or sum up a plan.

Example

Allora, la prenotazione è per due persone.

So, the reservation is for two people.

vada

[VAH-dah]

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

Example

Vada a sinistra.

Go left.

pure

[POO-reh]

go ahead / feel free

Used to encourage someone politely, as in go ahead, feel free to speak.

Example

Parla pure, ti ascolto.

Go ahead, I’m listening.

per il Lungotevere

pehr eel loon-goh-TEH-veh-reh

along the Lungotevere

'Per' means 'by way of'. Stress the street name on 'te': lun-go-TÉ-ve-re.

Example

Torniamo per il Lungotevere.

Let's go back along the Lungotevere.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

along / via

Indicates the route.

Example

Andiamo per questa strada.

Let's go along this road.

[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.

Lungotevere

[loon-goh-TEH-veh-reh]

Tiber embankment road

Riverside roads along the Tiber in Rome.

Example

Corro sul Lungotevere.

I run along the Lungotevere.

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