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How to Say ‘Roughly when will it be ready?’ in Italian

Più o meno quando sarà pronto?

pyoo oh MEH-noh KWAHN-doh sah-rah PROHN-toh

[pyoo oh MEH-noh KWAHN-doh sah-rah PROHN-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Più o meno

pyoo oh MEH-noh

More or less / roughly

A set expression for an approximation. Say it as one smooth unit: 'piu-o-MEH-no'.

Example

Costa più o meno cinquanta euro.

It costs roughly fifty euros.

Words in this phrase

Più

[pyoo]

Comparative word used to indicate a greater amount or degree.

Example

Con più responsabilità. impari di più.

With more responsibility, you learn more.

[oh]

Conjunction offering an alternative.

Example

Carne o pesce?

Meat or fish?

meno

[MEH-noh]

less

Means 'less'; with 'male' forms 'thank goodness'.

Example

Meno male che sei arrivato.

Thank goodness you arrived.

quando sarà pronto?

KWAHN-doh sah-rah PROHN-toh

when will it be ready?

'Quando' means 'when', and 'sarà pronto' means 'will be ready'. Stress the final 'à' in 'sarà', and let your voice rise at the end.

Example

Quando sarà pronto il documento?

When will the document be ready?

Words in this phrase

quando

[KWAHN-doh]

when

Interrogative word used to ask about time.

Example

E quando sarà il momento giusto?

And when will be the right time?

sarà

[sah-rah]

will be

Future tense of 'be', to exist or occur.

Example

Sarà in ritardo come sempre.

He/She will be late as always.

pronto

[PROHN-toh]

ready

Adjective meaning prepared or finished; changes to 'pronta' for feminine nouns.

Example

La presentazione è pronta.

The presentation is ready.

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