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How to Say ‘We're going for a walk and then eating polenta.’ in Italian

Facciamo una passeggiata e poi mangiamo la polenta.

fahch-CHAH-moh OO-nah pahs-sehj-JAH-tah eh POY mahn-JAH-moh lah poh-LEN-tah

[fahch-CHAH-moh OO-nah pahs-sehj-JAH-tah eh POY mahn-JAH-moh lah poh-LEN-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Facciamo una passeggiata

fahch-CHAH-moh OO-nah pahs-sehj-JAH-tah

We take a walk

'Fare una passeggiata' means to take a walk. Say 'pas-sed-JA-ta'.

Example

Facciamo una passeggiata insieme.

Let's take a walk together.

Words in this phrase

Facciamo

[fahch-CHAH-moh]

we do / we take

First person plural of 'fare'.

Example

Facciamo colazione insieme.

We have breakfast together.

una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

passeggiata

[pahs-sehj-JAH-tah]

walk

Feminine noun; 'fare una passeggiata' means to take a walk.

Example

Una passeggiata dopo cena è piacevole.

A walk after dinner is pleasant.

e poi mangiamo la polenta.

eh POY mahn-JAH-moh lah poh-LEN-tah

and then we eat polenta.

'E poi' means 'and then'. Say 'man-JA-mo'.

Example

E poi andiamo a casa.

And then we go home.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

poi

[POY]

then

Indicates a sequence in time, following a previous event.

Example

Prima l'ho incontrato, poi siamo andati a cena.

First I met him, then we went to dinner.

mangiamo

[mahn-JAH-moh]

we eat

First person plural form of the verb to eat.

Example

Mangiamo spesso insieme.

We often eat together.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

polenta

[poh-LEN-tah]

polenta

Northern Italian cornmeal dish, typical in the mountains.

Example

La polenta è buona con i funghi.

Polenta is good with mushrooms.

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