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How to Say ‘And why do they drop in August?’ in Italian

E perché ad agosto scendono?

eh pehr-KEH ahd ah-GOH-stoh SHEN-doh-noh

[eh pehr-KEH ahd ah-GOH-stoh SHEN-doh-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

E perché

eh pehr-KEH

And why

Stress the end: pehr-KEH. 'Ch' sounds like 'k'.

Example

E perché no?

And why not?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

perché

[pehr-KEH]

why

In questions, perché means 'why'; in answers it means 'because'.

Example

Perché sei in ritardo?

Why are you late?

ad agosto

ahd ah-GOH-stoh

in August

'A' becomes 'ad' before a vowel. Say ahd-ah-GOH-stoh.

Example

Ad agosto vado al mare.

In August I go to the sea.

Words in this phrase

[ahd]

Form of 'a' used before a vowel; with months it means 'in'.

Example

Ad aprile piove molto.

In April it rains a lot.

agosto

[ah-GOH-stoh]

August

The eighth month; many Italians go on holiday then.

Example

Ad agosto vado al mare.

In August I go to the seaside.

scendono?

SHEN-doh-noh

do they go down?

'Sce' sounds like 'she': SHEN-doh-noh. Stress the first syllable.

Example

I prezzi scendono.

Prices go down.

Words in this phrase

scendono

[SHEN-doh-noh]

they go down / they fall

Third person plural of 'scendere'; here, numbers decrease.

Example

I prezzi scendono in inverno.

Prices go down in winter.

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