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". Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode:https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/da-in-italian-how-long Practise your Italian in our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5.minute.italian/?ref=group_header 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)