Lesson 33 of 40 · win the Preposition Pathfinder badge
Vado in Italia, sto a casa — preposizioni di luogo
Prepositions with places, revisited and expanded
Pack your bags: this trip goes through cities, countries and even Luna's food bowl. One wrong little word and you land in the wrong place.
🎯 By the end you can…
- Choose the right preposition for countries, cities and buildings
- Combine prepositions with articles correctly (nel, sulla, dallo)
- Describe a journey from start to finish
🎬 Listen to the scene
Tap a line to hear it, then say it back louder than Luna barks.
Where are you going on holiday this year?
I'm going to Sicily, then to Palermo to my cousins'.
And Luna? Is she staying home or coming with you?
She's coming with us, in the backpack if needed!
🔑 Places: a, in, da
| Preposition | Used with | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a | cities, small islands | vado a Roma, a Capri |
| in | countries, regions, rooms | vado in Italia, in Sicilia, in cucina |
| da | people's places | vado dal dottore, da mia nonna |
🧩 Preposizioni articolate — the combined forms
| il | lo | la | i | gli | le | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in | nel | nello | nella | nei | negli | nelle |
| su | sul | sullo | sulla | sui | sugli | sulle |
| da | dal | dallo | dalla | dai | dagli | dalle |
Adam's tip: The preposition and the article melt together — practise them as single words, not as sums.
🤯 Wow fact
In and sul melt right into the article that follows — nel, sulla, dagli — Italian glues its smallest words together like puzzle pieces.
🗣️ Say it fast, say it silly
Nel parco, sulla sedia, dagli amici, negli armadi!
Three times in a row without tripping = you win.
🧠 Puzzle time
Answer in your head first, then tap to check. 0 of 6 checked
Choose a, in or da.
Combine the preposition and article.
😂 Barzelletta — Luna's joke
Dove va Luna in vacanza?
🚀 Your mission today
Describe a dream trip using at least five different combined prepositions.
🎲 Play it with someone
Around the world with Luna
Give each student a strip of five destinations (countries, cities, someone's house). They narrate the trip using a, in or da correctly.
Treasure map
In pairs, describe where treasure is hidden using combined prepositions: «È nel cassetto, sotto il letto, sulla mensola.»
For teachers & grown-ups
Bring back sul tavolo / sotto la sedia vocabulary from lesson 6 in the first course.
🧪 End-of-lesson quiz
Eight quick questions. Get 6 right to win the Preposition Pathfinder badge.
This lesson belongs to Unit 12 — Comparing and instructing. Pass every quiz in the unit — and know 1750 words — to be promoted to the next level.
💪 Keep the streak going
- Quiz, Set 31 — places and directions
- Describe your dream holiday itinerary using at least six prepositions
Word sets for this lesson
