How to Say ‘He's in second grade’ in Italian
Fa la seconda elementare
fah lah seh-KOHN-dah eh-leh-mehn-TAH-reh
[fah lah seh-KOHN-dah eh-leh-mehn-TAH-reh]
💬 Usage Tip: For school years Italians use fare "to do": fa la seconda is "he's in second". Same for fa l'università "she's at university".
Phrase Breakdown
Fa la seconda
fah lah seh-KOHN-dah
He's in second (grade)
Italians use 'fare' (to do) to say which school year someone is in. Say 'fah lah seh-KON-dah'.
Mia nipote fa la seconda media.
My niece is in the second year of middle school.
Words in this phrase
Fa
[fah]
does
Performs an action or task.
Fa freddo qui dentro.
It is cold in here.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a noun.
La carta d'imbarco è pronta.
The boarding pass is ready.
seconda
[seh-KOHN-dah]
second
Feminine form of secondo, the ordinal number two; here the school grade.
È la seconda volta.
It's the second time.
elementare
[eh-leh-mehn-TAH-reh]
elementary (school)
Short for scuola elementare, primary school; 'fare la seconda elementare' means being in second grade.
Mia figlia fa la prima elementare.
My daughter is in first grade.
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