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How to Say ‘In three or four weeks.’ in Italian

Tra tre o quattro settimane.

trah treh oh KWAHT-troh seht-tee-MAH-neh

[trah treh oh KWAHT-troh seht-tee-MAH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: For time from now, Italian uses tra, not in. Another example: tra due giorni "in two days".

Phrase Breakdown

Tra tre o quattro

trah treh oh KWAHT-troh

In three or four

'Tra' means 'in' for future time. Roll the 'r' in 'tra' and 'tre'. In 'quattro', double the 't': 'KWAT-tro'.

Example

Arrivo tra tre o quattro giorni.

I'll arrive in three or four days.

Words in this phrase

Tra

[trah]

in (time)

With time expressions, 'tra' means 'in' or 'within' a future amount of time.

Example

Tra dieci minuti parto.

I'm leaving in ten minutes.

tre

[treh]

three

A number used to count quantity or duration.

Example

Ho fatto tre colloqui questa settimana.

I had three interviews this week.

[oh]

Conjunction offering an alternative.

Example

Carne o pesce?

Meat or fish?

quattro

[KWAHT-troh]

four

The number 4; it never changes form.

Example

Abbiamo quattro sedie.

We have four chairs.

settimane.

seht-tee-MAH-neh

weeks.

This is the plural of 'settimana' (week). Hold the double 't' and stress the third syllable: 'set-ti-MAH-ne'.

Example

Due settimane di vacanza.

Two weeks of vacation.

Words in this phrase

settimane

[seht-tee-MAH-neh]

weeks

Plural of 'settimana', a period of seven days.

Example

Resto due settimane.

I'm staying two weeks.

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