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How do you say "to climb up" in Italian?
salire
In Italian, "to climb up" is salire.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced sal-EE-reh. The stress is on the second syllable.
Grammar notes
Salire is an irregular -ire verb. Past participle is salito. It often uses essere as auxiliary in perfect tenses.
Example sentence
I ragazzi salgono le scale.
The kids climb up the stairs.
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How to remember salire
Salire sounds like 'salon' but you are climbing up the walls like you are in a hair salon panic.
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Questions about salire
How do you say "to climb up" in Italian?
In Italian, "to climb up" is salire. It is a noun.
How is salire written in Italian?
salire is written using the standard Italian script.
How is salire used in a sentence?
Use salire as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: I ragazzi salgono le scale. (The kids climb up the stairs.).
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