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How to Say ‘One more chance like that and we win.’ in Italian

Ancora un'occasione così e vinciamo.

ahn-KOH-rah oon ohk-kah-ZYOH-neh koh-ZEE eh veen-CHAH-moh

[ahn-KOH-rah oon ohk-kah-ZYOH-neh koh-ZEE eh veen-CHAH-moh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ancora un'occasione così

ahn-KOH-rah oon ohk-kah-ZYOH-neh koh-ZEE

One more chance like that

Say it as one smooth phrase. 'Un'occasione' flows together with no break, and 'così' ends with a stressed 'sì'.

Example

Ancora un'occasione così e segniamo.

One more chance like that and we score.

Words in this phrase

Ancora

[ahn-KOH-rah]

more; again

Used to ask for more of something or to say 'again'.

Example

Ancora acqua, per favore.

More water, please.

un'

[oon]

a / an

Indefinite article before feminine words starting with a vowel.

Example

Ho un'idea.

I have an idea.

occasione

[ohk-kah-ZYOH-neh]

chance

An opportunity; in football, a scoring chance.

Example

Che occasione sprecata!

What a wasted chance!

così

[koh-ZEE]

so / this way

"Così" can mean "so," "thus," or "this way," often showing result or manner.

Example

Così restiamo in contatto dopo l’incontro.

This way we stay in touch after the meeting.

e vinciamo.

eh veen-CHAH-moh

and we win

'Vinciamo' means 'we win'. 'Ci' sounds like 'chee', and the stress falls on 'cia': vin-CIA-mo.

Example

Se giochiamo bene, vinciamo.

If we play well, we win.

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.

vinciamo

[veen-CHAH-moh]

we win

Present of 'vincere', here with future meaning.

Example

Stasera vinciamo noi.

Tonight we win.

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