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How to Say ‘Over there at the back’ in Italian

Là in fondo

lah een FOHN-doh

[lah een FOHN-doh]

💬 Usage Tip: in fondo literally means "at the bottom" and is used for the far end of a room or street. in fondo al bar means "at the back of the bar".

Phrase Breakdown

Là

[lah]

there

Over there, away from the speaker.

Example

Mettilo là.

Put it there.

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

fondo

[FOHN-doh]

back / bottom

Noun meaning bottom; 'in fondo' means at the back or far end.

Example

Il bagno è in fondo.

The bathroom is at the back.

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