How to Say ‘Roadwork’ in Italian
Lavori in corso
lah-VOH-ree een KOHR-soh
[lah-VOH-ree een KOHR-soh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: You'll see these words on the yellow signs at roadworks all over Italy. In city centres they're a very common, and usually genuine, reason for a detour.
Phrase Breakdown
Lavori
[lah-VOH-ree]
works / roadworks
Plural of 'lavoro'; 'lavori' often means construction works.
Ci sono lavori in centro.
There are roadworks downtown.
in
[een]
in
Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.
Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.
I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.
corso
[KOHR-soh]
progress / course
In the phrase 'in corso' it means ongoing, in progress.
La riunione è in corso.
The meeting is in progress.
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