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

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)