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Questo è il quartiere giusto per Via Margutta?

Is this the right neighbourhood for Via Margutta?

Pronunciation

quar-TIE-re — stress on second syllable. Mar-GUT-ta — stress on second syllable. Double 't'.

When to use it

Ask when you are in a city neighbourhood and want to confirm you are in the right area before starting to look for a specific street.

What it means

Questo è il quartiere giusto (is this the right neighbourhood) — quartiere (neighbourhood/district), giusto (right/correct). Per Via Margutta — per identifies the destination. Via Margutta in Rome is famous as the street of artists.

Variations

Sono nel quartiere sbagliato?

Am I in the wrong neighbourhood?

Sbagliato (wrong/incorrect) — direct admission of potential error

Il Trastevere è vicino da qui?

Is Trastevere near here?

Asking about distance to a specific neighbourhood by name

Dove finisce il quartiere Prati?

Where does the Prati neighbourhood end?

Asking about neighbourhood boundaries — useful for orientation

Mini Dialogue

— Questo è il quartiere giusto per Via Margutta? — Sì, è a Prati, vicino a Piazza del Popolo. Segua Via del Babuino — ci arriva in cinque minuti. — È quella la via dove viveva Fellini? — Esatto! Al numero 110. C'è anche una targa.

— Is this the right neighbourhood for Via Margutta? — Yes, it is in Prati, near Piazza del Popolo. Follow Via del Babuino — you will get there in five minutes. — Is that the street where Fellini lived? — Exactly! At number 110. There is also a plaque.

Cultural Note

Via Margutta in Rome has been home to artists for centuries — Federico Fellini, Picasso and many others lived or worked there. Asking Italians about famous residents always opens warm, knowledgeable conversation.