How to Say ‘The center is blocked.’ in Italian
Il centro è bloccato.
eel CHEN-troh eh blohk-KAH-toh
[eel CHEN-troh eh blohk-KAH-toh]
Phrase Breakdown
Il centro
eel CHEN-troh
The center / downtown
Refers to the central area of a city or town.
Il centro è pieno di negozi.
The center is full of shops.
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article, used before singular masculine nouns.
Il in Il centro è bloccato. introduces the noun centro.
'Il' in 'Il centro è bloccato.' introduces the noun 'centro'.
centro
[CHEN-troh]
center / downtown
Can mean the center of a place; in city context, often 'city center' or 'downtown'.
Nel pomeriggio, il centro in Il centro è bloccato. è pieno di macchine.
In the afternoon, the 'centro' in 'Il centro è bloccato.' is full of cars.
È bloccato
eh blohk-KAH-toh
Is blocked / jammed
Describes something that cannot move or is obstructed.
La strada è bloccata per lavori.
The road is blocked because of roadworks.
Words in this phrase
è
[eh]
is
Form of 'essere' meaning 'is'.
Nella frase Il centro è bloccato., è collega il soggetto alla descrizione.
In the sentence 'Il centro è bloccato.', 'è' links the subject to the description.
bloccato
[blohk-KAH-toh]
blocked
Says that something is blocked by traffic or otherwise inaccessible.
Quando c'è un incidente, bloccato in Il centro è bloccato. indica che non si passa facilmente.
When there is an accident, 'bloccato' in 'Il centro è bloccato.' indicates that you cannot get through easily.
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