If you're getting to know some Italians or just getting around Italy, you'll probably use this word at some point.

Yes, it's the word from.

You might use it to say, where are you from, for example.

Or, is the train station far from here?

But our students often tell us that this word can be surprisingly confusing and we can definitely

understand why.

But don't worry because today we'll explain how to use it and help you avoid a really common

mistake.

Once you know how it works, it's easier than you think.

Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with Joy of Languages. Today we're going to talk about the word from in Italian.

Usually we translate this with da, D-A, D-A, da, which seems easy enough.

But sometimes we don't use it exactly the same way as English.

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Okay, so Katie and I live in Milan

but we often go back to my home city,

Naples, to visit my family.

You might already know that Milan is in northern Italy and Naples is in the south.

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