Lesson 12 of 40 · win the Map Explorer badge
A, in, di, da — le preposizioni
Small words, big difference
Big map, tiny words. Get a and in wrong and you end up in the wrong city — or inside a pizza.
🎯 By the end you can…
- Say where you are and where you're going
- Say where you're from
- Combine prepositions with articles
🎬 Listen to the scene
Tap a line to hear it, then say it back louder than Luna barks.
Where are you from?
I'm from Naples, but I live in Milan.
So you come from the South!
🔑 The four workhorses
- a — at / to a city or a point: a Roma, a casa, a scuola
- in — in a country, region or means of transport: in Italia, in treno, in cucina
- di — of / from (origin, possession): sono di Bari, il libro di Anna
- da — from / at someone's place: vengo da Londra, vado da Marco
🧩 Preposition + article
| il | la | i | le | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | al | alla | ai | alle |
| di | del | della | dei | delle |
| in | nel | nella | nei | nelle |
| da | dal | dalla | dai | dalle |
🤯 Wow fact
You go a to a city but in to a country: vado a Roma, vado in Italia. One letter, whole different trip.
🗣️ Say it fast, say it silly
A Roma, in Italia, di Napoli, da Milano!
Three times in a row without tripping = you win.
🧠 Puzzle time
Answer in your head first, then tap to check. 0 of 5 checked
a, in, di or da?
😂 Barzelletta — Luna's joke
Sei di Bologna?
🚀 Your mission today
Say five places you go, each with the right little word in front.
🎲 Play it with someone
Travel agency
Half the class are travellers, half agents. «Voglio andare in Sicilia.» — «Bene, il treno parte alle otto dalla stazione centrale.»
Where in Italy?
Each student picks a city and says three sentences: origin, region, what there is there.
🧪 End-of-lesson quiz
Eight quick questions. Get 6 right to win the Map Explorer badge.
This lesson belongs to Unit 4 — Everyday verbs. Pass every quiz in the unit — and know 100 words — to be promoted to the next level.
💪 Keep the streak going
- Quiz, Set 2 — People & Places
- Adam's region page: read it aloud and spot every preposition
Word sets for this lesson
