Learn Italian in a Hurry by Michael P. San Filippo

Author:Michael P. San Filippo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Published: 2007-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

2. In describing a method of transportation:

Andiamo in macchina. (We are going by car.)

Andiamo in autobus. (We are going by bus.)

Viaggiamo in aereo. (We are traveling by plane.)

Viaggiamo in barca. (We are traveling by boat.)

3. In dates, as a contraction nel (in + il ):

Cristoforo Colombo è nato nel 1451. (Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.)

Caravaggio è morto nel 1570. (Caravaggio died in 1570.)

Da: From Sea to Shining Sea

The Italian preposition da means “from” in English. This preposition is used in time expressions, in which case you may translate it as “since” or “for.” Italian uses the construction of present tense + da + time expressions to indicate an action that began in the past and is still going on in the present. For example:

Da quanto tempo leggi questa rivista? (How long have you been reading this magazine?)

Leggo questa rivista da molto tempo. (I’ve been reading this magazine for a long time.)

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