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How to Say ‘Yes, I often go to the mountains on weekends.’ in Italian

Sì, vado spesso in montagna nel weekend.

see VAH-doh SPES-soh een mohn-TAHN-nyah nel WEEK-end

[see VAH-doh SPES-soh een mohn-TAHN-nyah nel WEEK-end]

Phrase Breakdown

Sì, vado spesso

see VAH-doh SPES-soh

Yes, I often go

Make a short pause after 'Sì', then link 'vado spesso' smoothly.

Example

Sì, vado spesso in palestra.

Yes, I often go to the gym.

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.

vado

[VAH-doh]

I go

First person singular form of the verb to go.

Example

Vado a casa.

I am going home.

spesso

[SPES-soh]

often

Adverb indicating frequency, meaning many times or regularly.

Example

Spesso il team pranza insieme dopo le riunioni.

The team often has lunch together after meetings.

in montagna

een mohn-TAHN-nyah

to the mountains

Say 'mon-TA-nya'.

Example

Vivo in montagna.

I live in the mountains.

Words in this phrase

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

montagna

[mohn-TAHN-nyah]

mountains

Feminine noun; 'in montagna' means to or in the mountains in general.

Example

D'estate andiamo in montagna.

In summer we go to the mountains.

nel weekend.

nel WEEK-end

on the weekend

'Nel' is 'in' plus 'il'. 'Weekend' is pronounced roughly as in English.

Example

Nel weekend riposo.

On the weekend I rest.

Words in this phrase

nel

[nel]

in the

Combination of in + il, used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nel gruppo tutti possono fare domande.

In the group everyone can ask questions.

weekend

[WEEK-end]

weekend

English loanword used in Italian, masculine, invariable.

Example

Il weekend è troppo corto.

The weekend is too short.

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