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How to Say ‘Do I leave the car right in front of the restaurant?’ in Italian

Lascio la macchina direttamente davanti al ristorante?

LAH-shoh lah MAHK-kee-nah dee-reht-tah-MEHN-teh dah-VAHN-tee ahl ree-STOH-rahN-teh

[LAH-shoh lah MAHK-kee-nah dee-reht-tah-MEHN-teh dah-VAHN-tee ahl ree-STOH-rahN-teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Lascio la macchina

LAH-shoh lah MAHK-kee-nah

Do I leave the car

'Sci' sounds like 'sh'. In Italian a question has the same word order as a statement; only the intonation changes.

Example

Lascio la macchina qui?

Do I leave the car here?

Words in this phrase

Lascio

[LAH-shoh]

I leave

First person of 'lasciare', to leave something somewhere.

Example

Lascio le chiavi sul tavolo.

I leave the keys on the table.

[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.

macchina

[MAHK-kee-nah]

car

A road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people.

Example

Viaggio in macchina.

I travel by car.

direttamente

[dee-reht-tah-MEHN-teh]

directly

Without anything in between; straight.

Example

Vado direttamente a casa.

I'm going directly home.

davanti al ristorante?

dah-VAHN-tee ahl ree-STOH-rahN-teh

in front of the restaurant?

Raise your voice on the last word to make it a question.

Example

Il taxi è davanti al ristorante?

Is the taxi in front of the restaurant?

Words in this phrase

davanti

[dah-VAHN-tee]

in front of / over

"Davanti" literally means "in front of," but in social or networking contexts it can suggest meeting face-to-face, often translated naturally as "over" in English.

Example

Possiamo parlarne davanti a un caffè dopo l’evento.

We can talk about it over a coffee after the event.

[ahl]

to the

'Al' is a contraction of 'a' (to) and 'il' (the), often used to indicate flavor or type.

Example

Abbiamo ordinato il gelato al cioccolato.

We ordered the chocolate ice cream.

ristorante

[ree-STOH-rahN-teh]

Restaurant

A place where meals are prepared and served to customers.

Example

Andiamo al ristorante per cena.

Let's go to the restaurant for dinner.

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