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How to Say ‘Yes, and they carry it on their shoulders for hours.’ in Italian

Sì, e la portano a spalla per ore.

see eh lah POR-tah-noh ah SPAHL-lah pehr OH-reh

[see eh lah POR-tah-noh ah SPAHL-lah pehr OH-reh]

Phrase Breakdown

Sì, e la portano

see eh lah POR-tah-noh

Yes, and they carry it

'La' means 'it' and refers to the statue. Stress 'POR-tah-noh' on the first syllable.

Example

La portano in chiesa.

They carry it to the church.

Words in this phrase

Sì

[see]

yes

A simple affirmative answer, useful in conversation and interviews.

Example

Rispondo "Sì" quando mi chiedono se mi interessa la cultura aziendale.

I answer "Yes" when they ask me if I am interested in the company culture.

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

[lah]

Feminine object pronoun referring to a feminine noun.

Example

La pizza? La prendo io.

The pizza? I'll take it.

portano

[POR-tah-noh]

they carry

Third person plural of 'portare' (to carry, to bring).

Example

I ragazzi portano le borse.

The boys carry the bags.

a spalla per ore.

ah SPAHL-lah pehr OH-reh

on their shoulders for hours.

'A spalla' means 'on the shoulder'. Hold the double L in 'spalla'.

Example

Ho camminato per ore.

I walked for hours.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

on (by)

Preposition; in 'a spalla' it means 'on the shoulder(s)', describing how something is carried.

Example

Porto lo zaino a spalla.

I carry the backpack on my shoulder.

spalla

[SPAHL-lah]

shoulder

The body part between neck and arm; 'a spalla' means carried on shoulders.

Example

Mi fa male la spalla.

My shoulder hurts.

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

ore

[OH-reh]

hours

Plural of 'ora' (hour).

Example

Il ristorante apre tra due ore.

The restaurant opens in two hours.

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