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How to Say ‘Which way are you planning to go now?’ in Italian

Che strada pensa di fare adesso?

keh STRAH-dah PEN-sah dee FAH-reh Ah-dess-oh

[keh STRAH-dah PEN-sah dee FAH-reh Ah-dess-oh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italians say fare una strada "to do a road" for taking a route. Che strada fa? "Which way are you going?" is a handy short form.

Phrase Breakdown

Che strada pensa

keh STRAH-dah PEN-sah

Which route are you thinking

'Che strada' means 'which road'. 'Pensa' is the formal 'you think'. Stress 'STRA' and 'PEN'.

Example

Che strada pensa sia meglio?

Which road do you think is best?

Words in this phrase

Che

[keh]

what

Question word used to ask for information or specification.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo cerchi?

What kind of role are you looking for?

strada

[STRAH-dah]

Road

Refers to a path or street for traveling.

Example

Questa strada è molto trafficata.

This road is very busy.

pensa

[PEN-sah]

you think / you plan

Formal 'Lei' form of 'pensare'; with 'di' it means to plan to.

Example

Cosa pensa di fare domani?

What do you plan to do tomorrow?

di fare adesso?

dee FAH-reh Ah-dess-oh

of taking now?

'Fare una strada' means 'to take a route'. 'Adesso' means 'now' and is stressed on 'DES': a-DES-so.

Example

Cosa pensi di fare adesso?

What do you plan to do now?

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition introducing the following infinitive verb.

Example

Al bancone chiedo: "Ti va di fare due chiacchiere?"

At the bar counter I ask: "Do you feel like chatting a bit?"

fare

[FAH-reh]

to do

The infinitive form of 'fare', meaning to perform an action.

Example

Volevo fare una passeggiata.

I wanted to take a walk.

adesso

[Ah-dess-oh]

Now

Indicates the present moment or current time.

Example

Adesso devo concentrarmi sulla negoziazione.

Now I need to focus on the negotiation.

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