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How to Say ‘At the Porta Portese flea market, for twenty euros.’ in Italian

Al mercatino di Porta Portese, per venti euro.

Ahl mehr-kah-TEE-noh dee POR-tah por-TEH-zeh pehr VEN-tee eh-oo-roh

[Ahl mehr-kah-TEE-noh dee POR-tah por-TEH-zeh pehr VEN-tee eh-oo-roh]

Phrase Breakdown

Al mercatino

Ahl mehr-kah-TEE-noh

At the little market

'Al' means 'at the'. Stress 'mer-ca-TI-no'.

Example

L'ho trovato al mercatino.

I found it at the market.

Words in this phrase

[Ahl]

At the

Used to indicate measurement or price by weight.

Example

Costa due euro al chilo.

It costs two euros per kilo.

mercatino

[mehr-kah-TEE-noh]

flea market / little market

Diminutive of 'mercato', often for second-hand goods.

Example

Ho trovato un vaso al mercatino.

I found a vase at the flea market.

di Porta Portese,

dee POR-tah por-TEH-zeh

of Porta Portese,

This is the name of the Roman flea market. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Vado a Porta Portese.

I'm going to Porta Portese.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

Porta

[POR-tah]

Porta (gate)

First part of the name of Rome's famous Sunday flea market.

Example

Ci vediamo a Porta Portese.

See you at Porta Portese.

Portese

[por-TEH-zeh]

Portese

Second part of the market's name, from an old city gate in Rome.

Example

Il mercato di Porta Portese è enorme.

The Porta Portese market is huge.

per venti euro.

pehr VEN-tee eh-oo-roh

for twenty euros.

'Per' plus a price means 'for'. Let your voice fall at the end.

Example

Una giacca per venti euro.

A jacket for twenty euros.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

venti

[VEN-tee]

twenty

The number equivalent to the product of two and ten.

Example

Costa venti euro al chilo.

It costs twenty euros per kilo.

euro

[eh-oo-roh]

euro

Currency used in many European countries.

Example

Mi servono cinque euro per il caffè.

I need five euros for the coffee.

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