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How to Say ‘So, the project deadline is March twentieth.’ in Italian

Allora, la consegna del progetto è il venti marzo.

ahl-LOH-rah lah kohn-SEH-nyah dehl proh-JET-toh eh eel VEN-tee MAHR-tsoh

[ahl-LOH-rah lah kohn-SEH-nyah dehl proh-JET-toh eh eel VEN-tee MAHR-tsoh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Allora at the start is how Italians open a point or get a meeting moving. It works much like "So," or "Right," in English.

Phrase Breakdown

Allora,

ahl-LOH-rah

So,

Opens the statement. Pause after it.

Example

Allora, cominciamo.

So, let's begin.

Words in this phrase

Allora

[ahl-LOH-rah]

so; well

Filler word used to open or resume a topic.

Example

Allora, cominciamo.

So, let's begin.

la consegna del progetto

lah kohn-SEH-nyah dehl proh-JET-toh

the project deadline

The whole subject, said in one breath.

Example

La consegna del progetto è vicina.

The project deadline is close.

Words in this phrase

[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.

consegna

[kohn-SEH-nyah]

deadline; delivery

Feminine noun for the due date of a piece of work.

Example

La consegna è venerdì.

The deadline is Friday.

del

[dehl]

of the

A contraction of the preposition 'di' and the article 'il', similar to 'of the'.

Example

Il titolo del libro è lungo.

The book's title is long.

progetto

[proh-JET-toh]

project

Masculine noun for a planned piece of work.

Example

Il progetto è nuovo.

The project is new.

è il venti marzo.

eh eel VEN-tee MAHR-tsoh

is March 20th

'È' plus the date. Link 'è' and 'il' smoothly.

Example

Oggi è il venti marzo.

Today is March 20th.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

venti

[VEN-tee]

twenty

The number 20; with prices, 'twenty cents'.

Example

Costa tre euro e venti.

It costs three euros twenty.

marzo

[MAHR-tsoh]

March

The third month of the year; months are not capitalized in Italian.

Example

A marzo arriva la primavera.

Spring arrives in March.

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