How to Say ‘Is blocked / jammed’ in Italian
È bloccato
eh blohk-KAH-toh
[eh blohk-KAH-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Bloccato] means "blocked," and it changes to match what it describes: [il centro è bloccato], but [le strade sono bloccate].
Phrase Breakdown
È
[eh]
is
Third-person singular of 'essere' (to be); here it means 'is'.
Quando il traffico è intenso, È può sembrare solo una parte della frase.
When traffic is heavy, 'È' can seem like just one part of the sentence.
bloccato
[blohk-KAH-toh]
blocked
Describes something obstructed, jammed, or not passable, such as a road or city center.
Con tutto questo traffico, il centro è bloccato e bloccato descrive bene la situazione.
With all this traffic, the center is blocked and 'bloccato' describes the situation well.
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