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How to Say ‘He's coming out the front door now.’ in Italian

Esce adesso dalla porta principale.

EH-sheh ah-DESS-oh dahl-lah POR-tah preen-chee-PAH-leh

[EH-sheh ah-DESS-oh dahl-lah POR-tah preen-chee-PAH-leh]

💬 Usage Tip: To come out of a place, Italian uses da: here da + la merges into dalla. Same pattern: esco dal negozio "I'm coming out of the shop".

Phrase Breakdown

Esce adesso

EH-sheh ah-DESS-oh

He goes out now

Say 'esce' as EH-sheh, since 'sc' before 'e' sounds like 'sh'. Say 'adesso' as ah-DES-soh.

Example

Marco esce adesso.

Marco is going out now.

Words in this phrase

Esce

[EH-sheh]

he goes out / comes out

Third person of uscire.

Example

Marco esce di casa alle otto.

Marco leaves home at eight.

adesso

[ah-DESS-oh]

now

At the present moment or time.

Example

Adesso vado a dormire.

I'm going to sleep now.

dalla porta principale.

dahl-lah POR-tah preen-chee-PAH-leh

through the main door.

'Dalla' combines 'da' and 'la'. Say 'principale' as preen-chee-PAH-leh.

Example

Entriamo dalla porta principale.

Let's enter through the main door.

Words in this phrase

dalla

[dahl-lah]

from the

Used to indicate origin or source.

Example

Acquistiamo il caffè originario dalla Colombia.

We purchase coffee originating from Colombia.

porta

[POR-tah]

door

The entrance of a building or room.

Example

Chiudi la porta.

Close the door.

principale

[preen-chee-PAH-leh]

main / front

Most important; porta principale is the front door.

Example

La strada principale è chiusa.

The main road is closed.

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