How to Say ‘How do things work here?’ in Italian
Come funziona qui?
KOH-meh foon-TSYOH-nah kwee
[KOH-meh foon-TSYOH-nah kwee]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian needs no word for "things" here. funziona "it works" covers it, so come funziona? works for anything: a machine, a system, an office.
Phrase Breakdown
Come
[KOH-meh]
how
Question word asking about manner or way.
Come arrivo alla stazione?
How do I get to the station?
funziona
[foon-TSYOH-nah]
works, functions
Third person of 'funzionare': how something operates.
La macchinetta non funziona.
The machine doesn't work.
qui
[kwee]
here
Indicates this place; useful when talking about the current company or environment.
"Qui" l'ambiente sembra molto collaborativo.
"Here" the environment seems very collaborative.
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