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How to Say ‘How long until the end?’ in Italian

Quanto manca alla fine?

KWAHN-toh MAHN-kah AH-lah FEE-neh

[KWAHN-toh MAHN-kah AH-lah FEE-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: Mancare means "to be missing" or "to be left," so this is literally "how much is missing to the end?" Reuse it: Quanto manca a Roma? "How far to Rome?"

Phrase Breakdown

Quanto manca

KWAHN-toh MAHN-kah

How much is left

'Mancare' here means 'to be left' or 'to remain'. Say KWAN-to MAN-ka.

Example

Quanto manca all'arrivo?

How long until we arrive?

Words in this phrase

Quanto

[KWAHN-toh]

how much

The amount or degree of something.

Example

Quanto costa?

How much does it cost?

manca

[MAHN-kah]

is left, remains

Mancare used for time or distance still remaining.

Example

Manca un'ora alla partita.

There's an hour left until the match.

alla fine?

AH-lah FEE-neh

until the end?

'Alla' is a + la. Hold the double 'll' slightly, then say FEE-neh.

Example

Siamo quasi alla fine.

We're almost at the end.

Words in this phrase

alla

[AH-lah]

to the

Indicates direction or location towards something.

Example

Vai alla stazione.

Go to the station.

fine

[FEE-neh]

end

The final part of something.

Example

La fine del film è bella.

The end of the film is nice.

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