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67: How long have you...? How to use “da” in Italian


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Asking and answering questions with "how long" in Italian. It's easy when you know how! All you need is a little word "da".

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Today's Italian words

Da quanto tempo vivi in Italia? = How long have you been living in Italy?
Da = since
quanto tempo = how much time
Vivi = you live
in Italia = in Italy
Da quanto tempo = how long have you…. (lit. since how much time)
Vivo in Italia da quasi 10 anni = I’ve been living in Italy for almost 10 years.

Vivo = I live
in Italia = in Italy
da = since
quasi = almost
dieci anni = ten years
E tu? = And you?
Ovviamente vivi in Italia da tutta la vita, più o meno = Obviously you’ve been living in Italy for your whole life, more or less.
Ovviamente = obviously
vivi = you live
in Italia = in Italy
da = since
tutta la vita = the whole life
più = more
o = or
meno = less
Ma da quanto tempo vivi a Milano? = But how long have you been living in Milan?
Ma = but
Da = since
Quanto tempo = how much time
Vivi = you live
A Milano = in Milan
Vivo a Milano da 8 anni = I’ve been living in Milan for 8 years.
Vivo = I live
a Milano = in Milan
Da = since
8 anni = eight years
Vivo IN Italia = I live in Italy (for countries)
Vivo A Milano = I live in Milan (a for cities)

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