{"id":925,"date":"2011-09-12T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T15:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=925"},"modified":"2011-09-12T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T15:40:31","slug":"quanto-spesso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/quanto-spesso\/","title":{"rendered":"Quanto Spesso?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my last blog Quanto Tempo<\/font><\/a> I explained the use of two important expressions that we use when we talk about how long things take. Today, I\u2019m going to continue with the \u2018time\u2019 theme by looking at possible replies to the question quanto spesso?<\/strong> \u2013 how often?<\/font><\/p>\n

spesso<\/strong> \u2013 often:<\/font> vado spesso<\/strong> a Bergamo per lavoro<\/strong> \u2013 I often go to Bergamo for my job, or non faccio le lasagne in casa molto spesso<\/strong> \u2013 I don\u2019t make lasagne at home very often <\/p>\n

frequentemente<\/strong> \u2013 frequently:<\/font> vado frequentemente a Bergamo per lavoro<\/strong> \u2013 I frequently go to Bergamo for my job<\/p>\n

raramente<\/strong> \u2013 rarely\/seldom:<\/font> faccio le lasagne in casa raramente<\/strong> \u2013 I rarely make lasagne at home<\/p>\n

volta<\/strong> \u2013 time:<\/font> una volta al giorno<\/strong> \u2013 once a day, due volte all\u2019anno<\/strong> \u2013 twice a year, tre volte al mese<\/strong> \u2013 three times a month, etc.<\/p>\n

a volte\/delle volte<\/strong> \u2013 sometimes<\/font>: a volte la macchina non parte<\/strong> \u2013 sometimes the car won\u2019t start, or delle volte non riesco a svegliarmi la mattina<\/strong> \u2013 sometimes I can\u2019t manage to wake up in the morning<\/p>\n

ogni<\/strong> \u2013 every:<\/font> ogni giorno pratico lo yoga<\/strong> \u2013 I practice yoga every day, or il treno per Firenze parte ogni quaranta minuti<\/strong> \u2013 the trains to Firenze leave every forty minutes. (N.B. we also use the expression tutti i giorni<\/strong> as an alternative to ogni giorno<\/strong>, e.g.: annaffio l\u2019orto tutti i giorni \u2013 <\/strong>I water the vegetable patch every day)<\/p>\n

ogni tanto<\/strong> \u2013 now and again, or una volta ogni tanto<\/strong> \u2013 every once in a while:<\/font> ogni tanto facciamo un salto al mare<\/strong> \u2013 now and again we pop down to the sea, or una volta ogni tanto andiamo a Sarzana a trovare mia cugina<\/strong> \u2013 every once in a while we go to Sarzana to see my cousin<\/p>\n

saltuariamente \u2013 <\/strong>from time to time, or occasionalmente \u2013 <\/strong>occasionally:<\/font> saltuariamente mi concedo una fetta di torta al cioccolato \u2013 <\/strong>from time to time I allow myself a slice of chocolate cake<\/p>\n

regolarmente \u2013 <\/strong>regularly:<\/font> vado in piscina regolarmente \u2013 <\/strong>I go to the swimming pool regularly<\/p>\n

un _ s\u00ec e uno no<\/strong> \u2013 every other:<\/font> durante la settimana pubblico un blog un giorno s\u00ec uno no \u2013 <\/strong>during the week I publish a blog every other day, or lavoriamo al Bed & Breakfast un finesettimana s\u00ec uno no \u2013 <\/strong>we work at the Bed & Breakfast every other week end<\/p>\n

tutto il tempo \u2013 <\/strong>all the time<\/font>: questa \u00e8 una cosa che succede tutto il tempo \u2013 <\/strong>this is something that happens all the time<\/p>\n

in continuazione –<\/strong> continually<\/font>: il prezzo della benzina aumenta in continuazione<\/strong> \u2013 the price of petrol goes up continually<\/p>\n

mai \u2013 <\/strong>never:<\/font> il prezzo della benzina non scende mai \u2013 <\/strong>the price of petrol never goes down<\/p>\n

giornalmente\/quotidianamente \u2013 <\/strong>daily\/on a daily basis:<\/font> Deve fare questo esercizio quotidianamente \u2013 <\/strong>You have to do this exercise on a daily basis<\/p>\n

set<\/font>timanalmente \u2013 <\/font><\/strong>weekly\/on a weekly basis:<\/font> vado in piscina settimanalmente \u2013 <\/strong>I go to the swimming pool on a weekly basis<\/p>\n

mensilmente \u2013 <\/strong>monthly:<\/font> la rivista \u2018Focus\u2019 \u00e8 pubblicata mensilmente \u2013 <\/strong>the magazine \u2018Focus\u2019 is published monthly<\/p>\n

annualmente \u2013 <\/strong>yearly:<\/font> annualmente a San Remo si tiene il festival della canzone italiana \u2013 <\/strong>the festival of the Italian song is held in San Remo yearly<\/p>\n

ogni morte di Papa \u2013 <\/strong>every once in a blue moon:<\/font> lavo la macchina ogni morte di Papa \u2013 <\/strong>I wash the car every once in a blue moon<\/p>\n

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In my last blog Quanto Tempo I explained the use of two important expressions that we use when we talk about how long things take. Today, I\u2019m going to continue with the \u2018time\u2019 theme by looking at possible replies to the question quanto spesso? \u2013 how often? spesso \u2013 often: vado spesso a Bergamo per lavoro…<\/p>\n

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