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How to Say ‘Today you're having lunch with us’ in Italian

Oggi pranzi con noi

oj-jee PRAHN-tsee kohn noi

[oj-jee PRAHN-tsee kohn noi]

💬 Usage Tip: pranzare is one verb meaning 'to have lunch'. Likewise cenare "to have dinner".

Phrase Breakdown

Oggi

[oj-jee]

today

The current day.

Example

Oggi è il mio compleanno.

Today is my birthday.

pranzi con noi

PRAHN-tsee kohn noi

you're having lunch with us

'Pranzi' comes from 'pranzare' (to have lunch). 'Z' sounds like 'ts': 'PRAHN-tsee kohn NOH-ee'.

Example

Domani pranzi con noi?

Are you having lunch with us tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

pranzi

[PRAHN-tsee]

you have lunch

Informal 'you' form of 'pranzare', to eat lunch.

Example

Dove pranzi domani?

Where are you having lunch tomorrow?

con

[kohn]

with

A preposition meaning with, often used to describe manner or attitude.

Example

Nell'espressione Con sincerità, Con spiega il modo in cui le persone si comportano.

In the expression 'Con sincerità,' 'Con' explains the way people behave.

noi

[noi]

Refers to the speaker and others.

Example

Ci vediamo domani.

See you tomorrow.

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