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Published: July 28, 2019, 2 p.m.

What's the difference between "da" and "per"? In English, they can both translate as "for", but they're not interchangeable in Italian.

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Today's Italian words

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Da quanto tempo = how long

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Da quanto tempo studi l'italiano? = how long have you been studying Italian for?

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Da = since

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Quanto = how much

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Tempo = time

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Studi = you study

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l'italiano = the italian

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Studio l'italiano da due anni = I've been studying Italian for two years

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Studio = I study

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L'italiano = the Italian

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Da = since

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Due = 2

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Anni = years.

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Studio l'italiano da due anni = I've been studying Italian for two years

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Ho studiato l'italiano per due anni = I studied Italian for two years (but I don't anymore).

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Aspetto da 10 minuti = I've been waiting for 10 minutes

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Ho aspettato per 10 minuti = I waited for 10 minutes (but I'm not waiting anymore).