Italian for English speakers Street · Lesson 5

Taking across rooms

Italian phrases for movement — Sei ancora in bagno? (Are you still in the bathroom?) — and Sto uscendo (I'm coming out).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    Dove sei? Sei ancora in bagno?

    Where are you? Are you still in the bathroom?

  2. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Esco proprio adesso.

    I'm getting out right away.

    Tip: <esco> = I get out <esci> = you get out

  3. Yaya Yaya

    Bene. Io finisco di preparare una torta.

    Good. I'm finishing making a cake.

    Tip: <finisco> = I finish/ I am finishing <finisci> = you finish/ you are finishing

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Perfetto. Arrivo

    Perfect. Coming.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does sto + gerund mean?

Present continuous in Italian: stare + gerund. Sto uscendo = 'I'm going out'. Sto mangiando = 'I'm eating'.

Italian rooms in a house?

Il bagno (bathroom), la cucina (kitchen), la camera (bedroom), il soggiorno/salone (living room), la sala da pranzo (dining room).

Ancora in this context?

Ancora = 'still / yet'. Sei ancora qui? = 'are you still here?'. Different from già (already).