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How to Say ‘You'd better stop in Piazza Garibaldi’ in Italian

Le conviene fermarsi in piazza Garibaldi

leh kohn-VYEH-neh fehr-MAR-see een PYAHT-tsah gah-ree-BAHL-dee

[leh kohn-VYEH-neh fehr-MAR-see een PYAHT-tsah gah-ree-BAHL-dee]

Phrase Breakdown

Le conviene fermarsi

leh kohn-VYEH-neh fehr-MAR-see

It's best for you to stop

'Le conviene' (formal 'you') means 'it suits you / it's better for you'. 'Fermarsi' means 'to stop'. Stress: con-VIE-ne, fer-MAR-si.

Example

Le conviene prendere il treno.

You'd better take the train.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun meaning 'to you', used politely with strangers like customers.

Example

Le porto il caffè.

I'll bring you the coffee.

conviene

[kohn-VYEH-neh]

should

Used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness.

Example

Conviene ascoltare i consigli.

One should listen to advice.

fermarsi

[fehr-MAR-see]

to stop / to park

Reflexive verb meaning to stop oneself somewhere.

Example

Possiamo fermarsi qui un momento.

We can stop here a moment.

in piazza Garibaldi

een PYAHT-tsah gah-ree-BAHL-dee

in Garibaldi Square

'Piazza' means square. Say the double 'zz' strongly, like 'ts'. Stress: PIAZ-za, Ga-ri-BAL-di.

Example

Ci vediamo in piazza Garibaldi.

See you in Garibaldi Square.

Words in this phrase

[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.

piazza

[PYAHT-tsah]

square

An open public square in a town.

Example

La piazza è molto bella.

The square is very beautiful.

Garibaldi

[gah-ree-BAHL-dee]

Garibaldi (name)

Surname of a hero of Italian unification; many squares bear it.

Example

C'è una statua di Garibaldi.

There is a statue of Garibaldi.

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