How to Say ‘Through the center / downtown’ in Italian
Dal centro
dahl CHEN-troh
[dahl CHEN-troh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Dal] is [da] + [il] merged together. The same kind of merge happens often in Italian: [del], [al], [nel], [sul].
Phrase Breakdown
Dal
[dahl]
from the / through the
Contraction of 'da' + 'il'; here it often means 'through the' in route descriptions.
Dal centro si arriva più velocemente solo in certi orari.
Through the center you get there faster only at certain times.
centro
[CHEN-troh]
center / downtown
A noun meaning 'center,' often the city center or downtown area.
Il centro è affollato soprattutto la sera.
The center is crowded especially in the evening.
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