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How to Say ‘Why do they walk so slowly?’ in Italian

Perché camminano così piano?

pehr-KEH KAM-mee-nah-noh koh-ZEE PYAH-noh

[pehr-KEH KAM-mee-nah-noh koh-ZEE PYAH-noh]

Phrase Breakdown

Perché camminano

pehr-KEH KAM-mee-nah-noh

Why do they walk

'Perché' is stressed at the end: per-KÉ. 'Camminano' is stressed on the second syllable: cam-MI-na-no.

Example

Perché camminano in fila?

Why do they walk in a line?

Words in this phrase

Perché

[pehr-KEH]

why

In questions, perché means 'why'; in answers it means 'because'.

Example

Perché sei in ritardo?

Why are you late?

camminano

[KAM-mee-nah-noh]

they walk

Third person plural of 'camminare', to walk.

Example

I fedeli camminano in silenzio.

The faithful walk in silence.

così piano?

koh-ZEE PYAH-noh

so slowly?

Here 'piano' means 'slowly'. 'Così' is stressed on the final 'ì'.

Example

Parla più piano, per favore.

Speak more slowly, please.

Words in this phrase

così

[koh-ZEE]

Used to introduce a clause of result or consequence.

Example

Fa freddo, così ho messo un cappotto.

It's cold, so I put on a coat.

piano

[PYAH-noh]

slowly

Adverb meaning at a slow pace or softly.

Example

Guida piano in città.

Drive slowly in the city.

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