How to Say ‘They work on the project’ in Italian
Lavorano al progetto
lah-VOH-rah-noh ahl proh-JET-toh
[lah-VOH-rah-noh ahl proh-JET-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: al is a + il merged into one word. Italian says "work at" a project: lavorare a where English uses "on".
Phrase Breakdown
Lavorano
[lah-VOH-rah-noh]
(they) work
Third person plural of 'lavorare', to work.
I miei colleghi lavorano a Roma.
My colleagues work in Rome.
al
[ahl]
on the
'a' + 'il'; with 'lavorare' it means working on something.
Lavoro al nuovo sito.
I'm working on the new website.
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.
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