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How to Say ‘Now I'm going back to my friends.’ in Italian

Ora torno dalle mie amiche.

OR-ah TOR-noh DAHL-leh MEE-eh ah-MEE-keh

[OR-ah TOR-noh DAHL-leh MEE-eh ah-MEE-keh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Mentioning your friends is a friendly, polite way to end the chat. Accepting a drink doesn't mean you owe someone your evening.

Phrase Breakdown

Ora torno

OR-ah TOR-noh

Now I'm going back

'Ora' means 'now' and 'torno' means 'I return'. Roll the 'r' in 'torno'.

Example

Ora torno a casa.

Now I'm going back home.

Words in this phrase

Ora

[OR-ah]

Now

Refers to the present moment or time.

Example

Manteniamo la calma per ora.

Let's keep calm for now.

torno

[TOR-noh]

I come back

First person singular present of 'tornare', to return.

Example

Torno tra cinque minuti.

I'll be back in five minutes.

dalle mie amiche.

DAHL-leh MEE-eh ah-MEE-keh

to my (female) friends.

'Amiche' is feminine plural. The 'ch' sounds like 'k'.

Example

Esco dalle mie amiche.

I'm going out to my friends'.

Words in this phrase

dalle

[DAHL-leh]

to (the place of)

'da' + 'le'; going to people, like French 'chez'.

Example

Vado dalle mie cugine.

I'm going to my cousins'.

mie

[MEE-eh]

Feminine plural form of 'my'.

Example

Le mie scarpe sono nuove.

My shoes are new.

amiche

[ah-MEE-keh]

female friends

Plural of 'amica', female friend.

Example

Esco con le amiche.

I'm going out with my friends.

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