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How to Say ‘I was thinking of thirty-five thousand euros gross a year.’ in Italian

Pensavo a trentacinquemila euro lordi all'anno.

pen-SAH-voh ah tren-tah-cheen-kweh-MEE-lah EH-oo-roh LOR-dee ahl AHN-noh

[pen-SAH-voh ah tren-tah-cheen-kweh-MEE-lah EH-oo-roh LOR-dee ahl AHN-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: pensavo a "I was thinking of" is a soft way to put your number on the table, because the past form makes it sound less like a demand. You can reuse it for any suggestion: pensavo a venerdì "I was thinking Friday".

Phrase Breakdown

Pensavo a

pen-SAH-voh ah

I was thinking of

Imperfect of 'pensare' with 'a', a soft way to propose a number.

Example

Pensavo a una pizza.

I was thinking of a pizza.

Words in this phrase

Pensavo

[pen-SAH-voh]

I was thinking

Imperfect of 'pensare'; a polite, softened way to propose something.

Example

Pensavo a una pausa.

I was thinking of a break.

[ah]

of, about

With 'pensare', 'a' means thinking of something.

Example

Penso a te.

I think of you.

trentacinquemila euro

tren-tah-cheen-kweh-MEE-lah EH-oo-roh

thirty-five thousand euros

Italian numbers form one long word: tren-ta-cin-que-MI-la. Say 'euro' as EU-ro.

Example

Costa trentacinquemila euro.

It costs thirty-five thousand euros.

Words in this phrase

trentacinquemila

[tren-tah-cheen-kweh-MEE-lah]

thirty-five thousand

Number 35,000, written as one word.

Example

Costa trentacinquemila euro.

It costs 35,000 euros.

euro

[EH-oo-roh]

euros

The currency of Italy; same form in singular and plural.

Example

Ho dieci euro.

I have ten euros.

lordi all'anno.

LOR-dee ahl AHN-noh

gross per year

Specifies the salary before taxes, counted annually.

Example

Sono quarantamila lordi all'anno.

It's forty thousand gross per year.

Words in this phrase

lordi

[LOR-dee]

gross

Before taxes; plural of 'lordo'. Opposite of 'netti'.

Example

Guadagno duemila euro lordi.

I earn 2,000 euros gross.

all'

[ahl]

per the

'a' + 'l'' ; with time units it means 'per'.

Example

Vado in vacanza due volte all'anno.

I go on holiday twice a year.

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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