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How to Say ‘How long will it take to get back to normal?’ in Italian

Quanto ci vorrà per tornare come prima?

KWAHN-toh chee vor-RAH pehr tor-NAH-reh KOH-meh PREE-mah

[KWAHN-toh chee vor-RAH pehr tor-NAH-reh KOH-meh PREE-mah]

Phrase Breakdown

Quanto ci vorrà

KWAHN-toh chee vor-RAH

How long will it take

Stress the end of 'vorrà' and roll the double 'r'.

Example

Quanto ci vorrà per finire?

How long will it take to finish?

Words in this phrase

Quanto

[KWAHN-toh]

how much

The amount or degree of something.

Example

Quanto costa?

How much does it cost?

[chee]

(it) - part of 'volerci'

With 'volere' forms 'volerci', meaning 'to take (time)'.

Example

Ci vuole un'ora.

It takes an hour.

vorrà

[vor-RAH]

it will take

Future of 'volere'; with 'ci' means 'it will take'.

Example

Ci vorrà tempo.

It will take time.

per tornare come prima?

pehr tor-NAH-reh KOH-meh PREE-mah

to get back to how it was before?

'Per' + infinitive expresses purpose (in order to). Keep it as one smooth phrase.

Example

Serve tempo per tornare come prima.

It takes time to get back to how it was before.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

Expressing purpose or reason for something.

Example

Fai attenzione per imparare.

Pay attention to learn.

tornare

[tor-NAH-reh]

to return / go back

Verb meaning to come back or return to a state.

Example

Voglio tornare a casa.

I want to go back home.

come

[KOH-meh]

like / as

Often used to compare something to something else; in slogans it can mean like or as if.

Example

Come sempre, confermiamo la prenotazione con cortesia.

As always, we confirm the reservation courteously.

prima

[PREE-mah]

before

Indicates earlier than a certain moment or event.

Example

La regola vale «Fino a ventiquattro ore prima» della prenotazione.

The rule applies "until twenty-four hours before" the reservation.

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