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How to Say ‘I've been living in Milan for a year.’ in Italian

Vivo a Milano da un anno.

VEE-voh ah mee-LAH-noh dah oon AHN-noh

[VEE-voh ah mee-LAH-noh dah oon AHN-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian uses the plain present tense with da for something that started in the past and is still going on. Same pattern: studio italiano da sei mesi "I've been studying Italian for six months".

Phrase Breakdown

Vivo a Milano

VEE-voh ah mee-LAH-noh

I live in Milan

Italian uses the present tense for something that is still going on.

Example

Vivo a Milano con un amico.

I live in Milan with a friend.

Words in this phrase

Vivo

[VEE-voh]

I live

First person singular present of 'vivere', to live.

Example

Vivo a Roma con mia sorella.

I live in Rome with my sister.

[ah]

Preposition used before month names to say when something happens.

Example

Parto a dicembre.

I leave in December.

Milano

[mee-LAH-noh]

Milan

Major city in northern Italy, known for fashion and business.

Example

Milano è la capitale della moda.

Milan is the capital of fashion.

da un anno.

dah oon AHN-noh

for a year

'Da' means 'for' a period of time. Stress the double 'nn': AN-no.

Example

Lavoro qui da un anno.

I've worked here for a year.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

for / since

Used with time expressions to say how long something has been happening.

Example

Lavora qui "Da" anni con entusiasmo.

He/She has worked here "for" years with enthusiasm.

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

anno

[AHN-noh]

year

Masculine noun for a year of twelve months.

Example

Quest'anno vado in Italia.

This year I'm going to Italy.

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