Prepositions in Italian
Prepositions in Italian: sopra (over), sotto (under), in (into), fuori da (out of), attraverso (through), dietro (behind), davanti a (in front of), tra (between), accanto a (next to). Below are all 18 prepositions from lessons 27 and 37 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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All 18 Italian prepositions
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Lesson 27 · Movement & Position 3 12 words
- sopra over
Il gatto salta sopra la scatola.
The cat jumps over the box.
- sotto under
Vivono sotto un grande albero.
They live under a big tree.
- attraverso through
Cammina attraverso la porta.
He walks through the door.
- lungo along
Camminiamo lungo la spiaggia.
We walk along the beach.
- attorno a around
Le persone camminano attorno al parco.
People walk around the park.
- dall'altra parte across
Vado dall'altra parte della strada.
I go across the street.
- in into
Cammina lentamente nella stanza.
He walks slowly into the room.
- fuori da out of
Il bambino corre fuori dalla scuola.
The kid runs out of the school.
- su up
Lei guarda su verso le nuvole.
She looks up at the clouds.
- giù down
Il cane ha messo giù la palla.
The dog put the ball down.
- di sopra upstairs
Vado di sopra a letto.
I go upstairs to bed.
- di sotto downstairs
Sento dei rumori di sotto.
I hear noises downstairs.
Lesson 37 · Directions 2 6 words
- dietro behind
È dietro quel palazzo.
It is behind that building.
- davanti a in front of
Lei è davanti a me.
She is in front of me.
- tra between
Il parco è tra due case.
The park is between two houses.
- accanto a next to
Quel negozio è accanto a casa mia.
That store is next to my house.
- di fronte a across from
Viviamo di fronte al negozio.
We live across from the store.
- verso towards
I bambini camminano verso il grande albero.
The kids walk towards the big tree.
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