day 19Tom is moving

unit 4 · a home of his own

Tom is moving

Say how long something has been going on with da: abito qui da sei mesi, da quanto tempo…?

today’s words

trasferirsi · to move (house, town)
il trasloco · move (moving house)
affittare · to rent; to rent out
il proprietario · owner
la padrona · owner (woman); landlady
il condominio · block of flats
il quartiere · neighbourhood, district
la periferia · outskirts, suburbs
l'ascensore · lift, elevator
la scala · staircase; ladder
il balcone · balcony
luminoso · bright, full of light
comodo · comfortable; handy, convenient
addio · farewell, goodbye (for ever)

sentences

Tom abita a Bologna da ottobre. · Tom has lived in Bologna since October.
Da quanto tempo abiti in questo quartiere? · How long have you lived in this neighbourhood?
Sandro è il proprietario del bar da trent'anni. · Sandro has owned the café for thirty years.
Tom non vuole abitare in periferia: è troppo lontano. · Tom doesn't want to live on the outskirts: it's too far.
Il trasloco è a fine mese. · The move is at the end of the month.