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How to Say ‘What are you doing today?’ in Italian

Tu cosa fai oggi?

too KO-sa fahy oj-jee

[too KO-sa fahy oj-jee]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting tu up front isn't needed for the grammar, since fai already means "you do". It adds emphasis, like "and what about you?"

Phrase Breakdown

Tu cosa fai

too KO-sa fahy

What are you doing

'Tu' is informal 'you'. Putting it first stresses 'and you?'. 'Fai' comes from 'fare' (to do).

Example

Tu cosa fai stasera?

What are you doing tonight?

Words in this phrase

[too]

you

Informal singular pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.

Example

E tu, in che settore lavori?

And you, what field do you work in?

cosa

[KO-sa]

What

Used to specify something unknown.

Example

Dire cosa vuoi vedere.

Say what you want to watch.

fai

[fahy]

you do / are doing

Second person singular of 'fare' (to do).

Example

Cosa fai stasera?

What are you doing tonight?

oggi?

oj-jee

today?

The double 'gg' is held a little longer and sounds like a soft 'j'. Stress falls on the first syllable: ÒG-gi.

Example

Oggi fa freddo.

It's cold today.

Words in this phrase

oggi

[oj-jee]

today

The current day.

Example

Oggi è il mio compleanno.

Today is my birthday.

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