How to Say ‘Second grade’ in Italian
La seconda elementare
lah seh-KOHN-dah eh-leh-mehn-TAH-reh
[lah seh-KOHN-dah eh-leh-mehn-TAH-reh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: Italian primary school, la scuola elementare, runs five years from age six. Counting restarts at la prima media "first year of middle school", so grades don't line up with US numbering.
Phrase Breakdown
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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