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How to Say ‘Later is a bit inconvenient for us.’ in Italian

Più tardi ci viene un po' scomodo.

pyoo TAR-dee chee VYEH-neh oon poh SKOH-moh-doh

[pyoo TAR-dee chee VYEH-neh oon poh SKOH-moh-doh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: The softener un po' makes a refusal sound gentle rather than blunt, which is how Italians usually decline an offer.

Phrase Breakdown

Più tardi

pyoo TAR-dee

Later

'Più' means 'more' and 'tardi' means 'late'. Stress the 'ù' in 'più', then say 'TAR-di'.

Example

Ti chiamo più tardi.

I'll call you later.

Words in this phrase

Più

[pyoo]

Comparative word used to indicate a greater amount or degree.

Example

Con più responsabilità. impari di più.

With more responsibility, you learn more.

tardi

[TAR-dee]

late

Adverb meaning after the usual or expected time.

Example

Torno tardi stasera.

I'm coming back late tonight.

ci viene un po' scomodo.

chee VYEH-neh oon poh SKOH-moh-doh

is a bit inconvenient for us.

This is a polite way to say a time doesn't work for you. Run 'ci viene' smoothly into 'un po''.

Example

Il lunedì ci viene un po' scomodo.

Monday is a bit inconvenient for us.

Words in this phrase

[chee]

for us / to us

Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to us'.

Example

Ci serve un tavolo grande.

We need a big table.

viene

[VYEH-neh]

it comes / it turns out

From 'venire'; with an adjective it means something turns out a certain way for someone.

Example

Mi viene facile.

It comes easy to me.

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

po'

[poh]

a little / a bit

Shortened form of poco in the fixed expression un po', meaning a little or a bit.

Example

Siamo un po' nervosi prima della partita.

We are a little nervous before the match.

scomodo

[SKOH-moh-doh]

inconvenient / uncomfortable

Describes something awkward or not convenient.

Example

Questa sedia è scomoda.

This chair is uncomfortable.

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