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How to Say ‘Yes, I turned it off and on again twice.’ in Italian

Sì, l'ho spenta e riaccesa due volte.

see l oh SPEN-tah eh ree-ah-CHEH-zah DOOH-eh VOHL-teh

[see l oh SPEN-tah eh ree-ah-CHEH-zah DOOH-eh VOHL-teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Sì, l'ho spenta

see l oh SPEN-tah

Yes, I turned it off

Pause briefly after 'Sì'. 'Spenta' agrees with the feminine 'caldaia'.

Example

Sì, l'ho spenta io.

Yes, I turned it off.

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.

[l]

Shortened 'la' (it) before a vowel, as an object pronoun.

Example

La borsa? L'ho comprata ieri.

The bag? I bought it yesterday.

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

spenta

[SPEN-tah]

turned off

Feminine past participle of 'spegnere', to switch off.

Example

La luce è spenta.

The light is off.

e riaccesa

eh ree-ah-CHEH-zah

and back on

Link 'e' smoothly to 'riaccesa'. The 'cc' sounds like 'ch'.

Example

Spenta e riaccesa.

Off and on again.

Words in this phrase

[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.

riaccesa

[ree-ah-CHEH-zah]

turned back on

Feminine past participle of 'riaccendere'.

Example

L'ho riaccesa stamattina.

I turned it back on this morning.

due volte.

DOOH-eh VOHL-teh

twice.

'Volta' means 'time' in the sense of an occurrence. 'Due volte' = two times.

Example

Ho chiamato due volte.

I called twice.

Words in this phrase

due

[DOOH-eh]

Two

Indicating the second item in a series.

Example

Due persone hanno chiesto di vedere la mamma.

Two people asked to see mom.

volte

[VOHL-teh]

times

Instances of regular occurrence.

Example

L'ho visto mille volte.

I've seen it a thousand times.

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