How to Say ‘It's about to rain’ in Italian
Sta per piovere
stah per pyoh-vereh
[stah per pyoh-vereh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Stare per] + verb means "to be about to." You can reuse it easily: [sto per uscire] "I'm about to leave," [stava per cadere] "he/she was about to fall."
Phrase Breakdown
Sta
[stah]
It's going
Indicating future occurrence.
Sta per cominciare la partita.
The match is going to start.
per
[per]
To
Used to indicate direction or engagement in an activity.
Sta per vincere.
He is going to win.
piovere
[pyoh-vereh]
Rain
Precipitation in the form of liquid water drops.
Piove poco oggi.
It's raining little today.
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