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How to Say ‘How long is the presentation?’ in Italian

Quanto dura la presentazione?

KWAHN-toh DOO-rah lah preh-zen-tah-TSYOH-neh

[KWAHN-toh DOO-rah lah preh-zen-tah-TSYOH-neh]

Phrase Breakdown

Quanto dura

KWAHN-toh DOO-rah

How long does it last

'Quanto' is said KWAN-to. 'Dura' comes from 'durare' (to last).

Example

Quanto dura il film?

How long is the film?

Words in this phrase

Quanto

[KWAHN-toh]

how (much)

Asks about quantity or degree; with 'alto' it means 'how tall'.

Example

Quanto è lungo il tavolo?

How long is the table?

dura

[DOO-rah]

lasts

Third person singular of durare, to last in time.

Example

Il film dura due ore.

The film lasts two hours.

la presentazione?

lah preh-zen-tah-TSYOH-neh

the presentation?

Article plus noun. Rise in pitch at the end for the question.

Example

Inizia la presentazione.

The presentation starts.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

presentazione

[preh-zen-tah-TSYOH-neh]

presentation

Feminine noun for a talk showing information to an audience.

Example

Ho preparato la presentazione.

I prepared the presentation.

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