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How to Say ‘I do physio twice a week’ in Italian

Faccio fisioterapia due volte a settimana

FAHT-choh fee-zyoh-teh-rah-PEE-ah DOOH-eh VOHL-teh ah set-tee-MAH-nah

[FAHT-choh fee-zyoh-teh-rah-PEE-ah DOOH-eh VOHL-teh ah set-tee-MAH-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Faccio fisioterapia

FAHT-choh fee-zyoh-teh-rah-PEE-ah

I do physiotherapy

'Faccio' comes from 'fare' and uses a strong 'ch' sound: FAHT-choh. Stress 'PI' in fee-zyoh-teh-rah-PEE-ah.

Example

Faccio fisioterapia per la schiena.

I do physiotherapy for my back.

Words in this phrase

Faccio

[FAHT-choh]

I do

From 'fare'; here 'to do' an activity.

Example

Faccio sport ogni giorno.

I do sport every day.

fisioterapia

[fee-zyoh-teh-rah-PEE-ah]

physiotherapy

Physical therapy to recover movement.

Example

La fisioterapia aiuta molto.

Physiotherapy helps a lot.

due volte a settimana

DOOH-eh VOHL-teh ah set-tee-MAH-nah

twice a week

A frequency expression. Link 'volte a' smoothly.

Example

Studio italiano due volte a settimana.

I study Italian twice a week.

Words in this phrase

due

[DOOH-eh]

Two

Indicating the second item in a series.

Example

Due persone hanno chiesto di vedere la mamma.

Two people asked to see mom.

volte

[VOHL-teh]

times

Instances of regular occurrence.

Example

L'ho visto mille volte.

I've seen it a thousand times.

[ah]

per / a

In frequency expressions, 'a' means 'per'.

Example

Tre volte al giorno.

Three times a day.

settimana

[set-tee-MAH-nah]

week

"Settimana" means "week" and is feminine in Italian.

Example

La settimana prossima ti mando un messaggio.

Next week I’ll send you a message.

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