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How to Say ‘How do I get to Naples?’ in Italian

Come arrivo a Napoli?

KOH-meh ar-REE-voh ah NAH-poh-lee

[KOH-meh ar-REE-voh ah NAH-poh-lee]

💬 Usage Tip: Arrivo literally means "I arrive", and it's the natural way to ask for directions. Swap the place to reuse it: Come arrivo al museo? "How do I get to the museum?"

Phrase Breakdown

Come arrivo

KOH-meh ar-REE-voh

How do I get

'Arrivo' means 'I arrive'. Roll the double R and stress 'ri': ar-RI-vo.

Example

Come arrivo al centro?

How do I get to the center?

Words in this phrase

Come

[KOH-meh]

how

Question word used to ask about quality, condition, or characteristics.

Example

Come sono i finferli oggi?

How are the chanterelles today?

arrivo

[ar-REE-voh]

I arrive / I get (to)

First person singular of 'arrivare', to arrive or reach.

Example

Arrivo alla stazione alle otto.

I arrive at the station at eight.

a Napoli?

ah NAH-poh-lee

to Naples?

Italian uses 'a' with cities. 'Napoli' is stressed on the first syllable: NA-po-li.

Example

Vado a Napoli.

I'm going to Naples.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

"A" is a simple preposition used in many fixed expressions and combinations.

Example

Magari ci vediamo davanti a un caffè la prossima settimana.

Maybe we’ll meet over a coffee next week.

Napoli

[NAH-poh-lee]

Naples

Big southern city, home of pizza, near Vesuvius.

Example

A Napoli la pizza è buonissima.

In Naples the pizza is delicious.

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