How do you say and what does it mean "andare" in italian?
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
What does it mean "andare"? It means "to go". The verb "andare" is being used when we talk about moving towards an object or a person. It's being used with a preposition "da" for people, an example: vado dal medico - I go to the doctor. With a preposition "a" for places, an example: vado al cinema - I go to the cinema. We use it also to ask somebody how does she/he feel, an example: Come va? - What's up?
There are also other expressions like: ANDARE IN PORTO, literally: to go to the harbour - to achieve a success!
A little bit of grammar!
| TEMPO PRESENTE | PRESENT TENS |
| io vado | I go |
| tu vai | you go |
| lei va, lui va | he goes, she goes |
| noi andiamo | we go |
| voi andate | you go |
| loro vanno, essi vanno | they go |
| PASSATO PROSSIMO | PAST TENS |
| io sono andato/a | I went |
| tu sei andato/a | you went |
| lui è andato, lei è andata | he went, she went |
| noi siamo andati | we went |
| voi siete andati | you went |
| loro sono andati, essi sono andati | they went |
| FUTURO SEMPLICE | FUTURE TENSE |
| io andrò | I will go |
| tu andrai | you will go |
| lui andrà, lei andrà | he will go, she will go |
| noi andremo | we will go |
| voi andrete | you will go |
| loro andranno, essi andranno | they will go |
And... Sicilia!
In sicilian dialect to say "go" we use a word "AMUNI". Here is an example:Siciliano: amuni amuni ca scuro' !
Italiano: andiamo che sta facendo buio!
English: Let's go let's go, it's getting dark!
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