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How to Say ‘Sometimes I'm too much of a perfectionist.’ in Italian

A volte sono troppo perfezionista.

ah VOHL-teh SOH-noh TROH-poh pehr-feh-tsyoh-NEE-stah

[ah VOHL-teh SOH-noh TROH-poh pehr-feh-tsyoh-NEE-stah]

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Phrase Breakdown

A volte

ah VOHL-teh

Sometimes

This is a common way to say 'sometimes'. Say a-VOL-te.

Example

A volte vado al cinema.

Sometimes I go to the cinema.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with time expressions.

Example

Ci vediamo a quest'ora domani.

See you at this time tomorrow.

volte

[VOHL-teh]

times

Instances of regular occurrence.

Example

L'ho visto mille volte.

I've seen it a thousand times.

sono troppo

SOH-noh TROH-poh

I am too

Stress the double 'pp' in 'troppo'.

Example

Sono troppo occupato.

I am too busy.

Words in this phrase

sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.

Example

Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.

I am very interested in job opportunities here.

troppo

[TROH-poh]

too

Used to indicate a higher degree than desirable.

Example

Troppo tardi.

Too late.

perfezionista.

pehr-feh-tsyoh-NEE-stah

perfectionist.

Stress NI: per-fe-zio-NI-sta.

Example

Non essere così perfezionista!

Don't be such a perfectionist!

Words in this phrase

perfezionista

[pehr-feh-tsyoh-NEE-stah]

perfectionist

Noun/adjective for someone who wants everything perfect; same form for men and women.

Example

Lei è una perfezionista.

She is a perfectionist.

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