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How to Say ‘I've lived in Bologna for a year.’ in Italian

Abito a Bologna da un anno.

AH-bee-toh ah boh-LOHN-yah dah oon AHN-noh

[AH-bee-toh ah boh-LOHN-yah dah oon AHN-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: For something still going on, Italian uses the present tense plus da: literally "I live in Bologna since a year". Swap in da due mesi "for two months".

Phrase Breakdown

Abito a Bologna

AH-bee-toh ah boh-LOHN-yah

I live in Bologna

The present tense is used here because you still live there.

Example

Abito a Bologna adesso.

I live in Bologna now.

Words in this phrase

Abito

[AH-bee-toh]

I live

First person singular of 'abitare', to live (reside).

Example

Abito a Roma.

I live in Rome.

[ah]

Preposition used before month names to say when something happens.

Example

Parto a dicembre.

I leave in December.

Bologna

[boh-LOHN-yah]

Bologna

A city in northern Italy, capital of Emilia-Romagna.

Example

Bologna è famosa per il cibo.

Bologna is famous for its food.

da un anno.

dah oon AHN-noh

for a year.

This gives the length of time, which continues into the present.

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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