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How to Say ‘I was losing my voice.’ in Italian

Stavo perdendo la voce.

STAH-voh pehr-DEHN-doh lah VOH-cheh

[STAH-voh pehr-DEHN-doh lah VOH-cheh]

💬 Usage Tip: stavo + an -ndo verb means you were in the middle of doing something. Swap in other verbs: stavo parlando "I was talking", stavo bevendo "I was drinking".

Phrase Breakdown

Stavo perdendo

STAH-voh pehr-DEHN-doh

I was losing

Past progressive: 'stare' plus the gerund. Say STA-vo per-DEN-do.

Example

Stavo perdendo il treno.

I was missing the train.

Words in this phrase

Stavo

[STAH-voh]

I was

Used to indicate being in a state or condition.

Example

Stavo bene ieri.

I was fine yesterday.

perdendo

[pehr-DEHN-doh]

losing

Gerund of 'perdere', to lose.

Example

Sto perdendo tempo.

I'm wasting time.

la voce.

lah VOH-cheh

my voice.

'Voce' means voice. The 'c' before 'e' sounds like English 'ch': VO-che.

Example

Ho perso la voce.

I lost my voice.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

voce

[VOH-cheh]

voice

Used in compliments about speaking or singing.

Example

La tua voce è molto piacevole da ascoltare.

Your voice is very pleasant to listen to.

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