Italian Prepositions Made Easy: Tips and Tricks for Learners
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
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Confused by Italian prepositions? Don't worry! Here you’ll learn them in a simple way, so you can feel more confident using them in conversation with Italians.
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Today's Italian words:
Un piatto di pasta = A plate of pasta
Sono di San Francisco = I’m from San Francisco (lit. “of” San Francisco)
Il nostro hotel è a Roma = Our hotel is in Rome (lit. “at” Rome)
Il ristorante è lontano da qui? = Is the restaurant far from here?
Questo treno va da Milano a Napoli = This train goes from Milan to Naples
Aspettiamo da 20 minuti = We’ve been waiting for 20 minutes (lit. we wait “from” 20 minutes)
Andiamo in macchina = We’re going by car (lit. “in” car)
Un tavolo per due = A table for two
Vado al mercato per comprare la frutta = I’m going to the market (in order) to buy fruit
È sul menù = It’s on the menu
Una guida sulla città = A guide about the city (lit. “on” the city)
Tra due città = Between two cities
Il supermercato chiude tra 30 minuti = The supermarket closes in 30 minutes (lit. “between”)
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| 0:00.0 | Ciao! As we're currently coming up to Estate, which is summer in Italian, we're releasing |
| 0:07.5 | an episode that we hope will be helpful if you're going to Italy soon or anytime you want |
| 0:12.6 | to be able to improve your ability to get by in Italian. |
| 0:16.2 | This way, we can make sure you still get an Italian lesson while we're busy welcoming |
| 0:20.6 | new students to our |
| 0:21.8 | online Italian school. If you'd like to learn more about how to join us next term, click the link |
| 0:27.4 | in the description. Do you ever find those little words like ah, in, di and da annoying? Because |
| 0:36.1 | you never know which one to use. |
| 0:38.6 | In this lesson, you'll learn how to use them in common phrases |
| 0:41.5 | so that you can feel more confident in your everyday conversations. |
| 0:45.8 | And we'll also help you avoid some of the common mistakes learners make. |
| 0:49.2 | Thank you. Hi, everyone and welcome to learn Italian with Joy of Languages. |
| 1:07.5 | Today we're talking about a really important topic, prepositions. |
| 1:12.7 | You know, those tiny words like in, a, D and da. |
| 1:19.4 | They might seem intimidating, but fear not. |
| 1:22.3 | In this episode, we'll show you how to use them in everyday conversations. |
| 1:26.8 | Let's begin by listening the main ones. |
| 1:30.3 | D, A, da, in, per, con, |
| 1:36.3 | SU, TRA. |
| 1:39.3 | But hold on, don't focus too much on memorizing them like this. |
| 1:43.3 | The best way to learn Italian prepositions is in context, |
| 1:47.4 | through simple phrases that you'll use in everyday conversations. |
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