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How to Say ‘It was almost a goal.’ in Italian

Era quasi gol.

EH-rah KWAH-zee gohl

[EH-rah KWAH-zee gohl]

💬 Usage Tip: Italians spell the borrowed word as gol, and it never changes in the plural: due gol "two goals".

Phrase Breakdown

Era

[EH-rah]

it was

Imperfect of 'essere', for descriptions in the past.

Example

Era una bella partita.

It was a good match.

quasi

[KWAH-zee]

almost

Shows that a number or amount is nearly reached.

Example

Sono passati "quasi" sei anni nel suo reparto.

It has been "almost" six years in his/her department.

gol

[gohl]

goal

A scored goal in football, borrowed from English.

Example

Che bel gol!

What a great goal!

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