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How to Say ‘Shall we have a picnic in the park?’ in Italian

Facciamo un picnic al parco?

faht-CHAH-moh oon PEEK-neek ahl PAHR-koh

[faht-CHAH-moh oon PEEK-neek ahl PAHR-koh]

Phrase Breakdown

Facciamo un picnic

faht-CHAH-moh oon PEEK-neek

Shall we have a picnic

'Facciamo' is 'we do / let's do' (fare). Say 'fah-CHAH-moh'. The double 'cc' before 'ia' sounds like a strong 'ch'. 'Picnic' is borrowed from English: 'PEEK-neek'.

Example

Facciamo un picnic domenica.

Let's have a picnic on Sunday.

Words in this phrase

Facciamo

[faht-CHAH-moh]

Let's make

'Facciamo' is the first person plural imperative form of 'fare', meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.

Example

Facciamo decidere al cielo dove andare.

Let's make the sky decide where to go.

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

picnic

[PEEK-neek]

picnic

Borrowed English word for a meal eaten outdoors.

Example

Il picnic sul prato è divertente.

The picnic on the lawn is fun.

al parco?

ahl PAHR-koh

at the park?

'Al' = 'a' + 'il' (at the). Say 'ahl PAHR-koh' with a rolled 'r'. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.

Example

Andiamo al parco?

Shall we go to the park?

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

at the

'a' + 'il', at the.

Example

Ci vediamo al bar.

See you at the bar.

parco

[PAHR-koh]

park

A public green area in a town.

Example

Andiamo al parco con il cane.

Let's go to the park with the dog.

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