How to Say ‘Does the project finish in March or April?’ in Italian
Il progetto finisce a marzo o ad aprile?
eel proh-JET-toh fee-NEE-sheh ah MAHR-tsoh oh ahd ah-PREE-leh
[eel proh-JET-toh fee-NEE-sheh ah MAHR-tsoh oh ahd ah-PREE-leh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian often uses the present tense for future plans: finisce "ends" here means "will finish". Same with parto domani "I leave tomorrow".
Phrase Breakdown
Il progetto
eel proh-JET-toh
The project
Hold the double 't': proh-JET-toh. 'Ge' sounds like 'je'.
Il progetto è nuovo.
The project is new.
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.
In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.
progetto
[proh-JET-toh]
project
A planned piece of work with a goal; masculine noun.
Il progetto finisce a marzo.
The project ends in March.
finisce a marzo
fee-NEE-sheh ah MAHR-tsoh
ends in March
Say fee-NEE-sheh ah MAR-tsoh.
La scuola finisce a marzo.
School ends in March.
Words in this phrase
finisce
[fee-NEE-sheh]
(he/she) finishes
Third person singular of 'finire', to finish.
La lezione finisce alle cinque.
The lesson finishes at five.
a
[ah]
in
Preposition used before month names to say when something happens.
Parto a dicembre.
I leave in December.
marzo
[MAHR-tsoh]
March
The third month of the year; months are not capitalized in Italian.
A marzo arriva la primavera.
Spring arrives in March.
o ad aprile?
oh ahd ah-PREE-leh
or in April?
'Ad' is used before a vowel. Raise your tone at the end: oh ahd ah-PREE-leh?
Vieni a maggio o ad aprile?
Are you coming in May or in April?
Words in this phrase
o
[oh]
or
Conjunction offering an alternative.
Carne o pesce?
Meat or fish?
ad
[ahd]
in
Form of 'a' used before a vowel; with months it means 'in'.
Parto ad agosto.
I leave in August.
aprile
[ah-PREE-leh]
April
Fourth month of the year.
Ad aprile piove spesso.
In April it often rains.
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