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

Di là stavo perdendo la voce.

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

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

🇮🇹 In Italy: Blaming the noise is a light, face-saving way to suggest moving somewhere quieter. It invites the other person along without making a big deal of it.

Phrase Breakdown

Di là stavo perdendo

dee lah STAH-voh pehr-DEHN-doh

In there I was losing

'Di là' means 'over there' or 'in the other room'. Stress LÀ, then STA-vo per-DEN-do.

Example

Di là stavo perdendo la pazienza.

In there I was losing my patience.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

over (in 'di là')

Part of 'di là', over there.

Example

Di là c'è la cucina.

Over there is the kitchen.

là

[lah]

there

Over there, away from the speaker.

Example

Siediti là.

Sit there.

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.

Say VO-che, with a soft 'ch' sound.

Example

Canta con la voce bassa.

She sings in a low 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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