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How to Say ‘In August a lot of clients are on vacation.’ in Italian

Ad agosto molti clienti sono in vacanza.

ahd ah-GOH-stoh MOHL-tee klee-EN-tee SOH-noh een vah-KAHN-tsah

[ahd ah-GOH-stoh MOHL-tee klee-EN-tee SOH-noh een vah-KAHN-tsah]

Phrase Breakdown

Ad agosto

ahd ah-GOH-stoh

In August

Link the words smoothly: ah-dah-GOH-stoh.

Example

Ad agosto l'ufficio è chiuso.

In August the office is closed.

Words in this phrase

[ahd]

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

Example

Ad ottobre comincia la scuola.

In October school starts.

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.

molti clienti

MOHL-tee klee-EN-tee

many customers

Say MOHL-tee klee-EN-tee.

Example

Abbiamo molti clienti.

We have many customers.

Words in this phrase

molti

[MOHL-tee]

many

Masculine plural of 'molto', meaning many.

Example

Ho molti amici.

I have many friends.

clienti

[klee-EN-tee]

customers / clients

Plural of 'cliente', people who buy from a business.

Example

I clienti sono contenti.

The customers are happy.

sono in vacanza.

SOH-noh een vah-KAHN-tsah

are on holiday

'In vacanza' means 'on vacation'. The 'z' sounds like 'ts': vah-KAHN-tsah.

Example

Marco è in vacanza.

Marco is on holiday.

Words in this phrase

sono

[SOH-noh]

are

Form of 'essere' (to be) for 'they'.

Example

Quali sono pronti?

Which ones are ready?

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

vacanza

[vah-KAHN-tsah]

holiday / vacation

Time off work; 'in vacanza' means on holiday.

Example

Vado in vacanza al mare.

I'm going on holiday to the sea.

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