Italian Phrase
Vedo come vanno i progressi.
Meaning
Literally ‘I see how the progress goes,’ this sentence is used to comment on the current state of an ongoing development—whether it’s a project, a skill, or any process that is moving forward.
When to use
Use it when you want to give feedback on a project’s status, check on someone’s improvement, or simply remark that you’re observing how things are advancing.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vedocomevannoiprogressi
Vedo (vedere)
Present tense of the verb ‘vedere’ (to see). Used for visual perception or figurative observation.
come (how)
A conjunction meaning ‘how’; introduces a clause that describes the manner or state of something.
vanno (andare)
Third‑person plural present of ‘andare’ (to go). In this idiom it expresses the way something progresses.
i progressi (progress)
Plural noun meaning ‘progress’ or ‘advancements’; the article ‘i’ makes it definite.
🗨In Conversation
Come stanno i progressi del progetto?
How are the project’s progress going?
Vedo come vanno i progressi.
I can see how the progress is going.
✕Common Mistakes
Vedo come sono i progressi.
‘Essere’ is not used to describe the way progress moves; use ‘andare’ instead.
Vedo che vanno i progressi.
‘Che’ changes the meaning to ‘that’ rather than ‘how’, making the sentence sound like a statement rather than an observation.
↔Alternatives
Vedo come procede il lavoro.
I see how the work proceeds.
Sto osservando i progressi.
I am observing the progress.
Guardo l'andamento dei progressi.
I look at the trend of the progress.
Cultural Tip
In Italian, ‘andare’ is frequently used to talk about the evolution of a situation (e.g., ‘come vanno le cose?’). It sounds natural in both informal and semi‑formal contexts, but avoid swapping it with ‘essere’ (e.g., *Vedo come sono i progressi*) because ‘essere’ does not convey the idea of movement or development.