Compiamo il lavoro.

Compiamo comes from the infinitive compiere.

In this sentence, compiamo is the present indicative, first person plural, so it means we complete, we accomplish, or we carry out, depending on context.

So the structure is:

• compiere = to complete / to accomplish / to carry out
• compiamo = we complete / we accomplish / we carry out

In Compiamo il lavoro, it means that we are doing or completing the work/task.

Italian often leaves out the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

Here, compiamo already tells you the subject is we, because -iamo is the usual ending for noi in the present tense.

So:

• Noi compiamo il lavoro = We complete the work
• Compiamo il lavoro = We complete the work

Both are correct, but the version without noi is more natural unless you want emphasis.

For example:

• Noi compiamo il lavoro, non loro. = We do the work, not them.

Compiamo is in the present indicative.

That means it can express things like:

• a present action: we are completing the work
• a general statement: we complete the work
• sometimes even a near-future idea, depending on context

In isolation, the safest label is present tense.

Italian uses the definite article more often than English.

Here, il lavoro literally means the work, but in English we might translate it simply as the work or sometimes just work, depending on context.

It is il because:

• lavoro is masculine singular
• it begins with a normal consonant, so the correct article is il

Compare:

• il lavoro = the work / the job
• i lavori = the works / the jobs

Italian uses:

• il before most masculine singular nouns beginning with a consonant
• lo before special consonant sounds such as z, s + consonant, ps, gn, x, and similar cases

Since lavoro begins with l-, it takes il:

• il lavoro

Examples with lo:

• lo studente
• lo zaino

Examples with il:

• il libro
• il lavoro

Yes, you could often say facciamo il lavoro, and in many everyday situations that may sound more natural.

The difference is mainly one of style and nuance:

• fare = to do / to make
  
  • very common, very general
• compiere = to carry out / accomplish / complete
  
  • more formal or more specific

So:

• Facciamo il lavoro = We do the work
• Compiamo il lavoro = We carry out / accomplish / complete the work

Compiere can sound a bit more formal or literary depending on context.

It is an -ere verb, but learners often notice that it behaves a little differently from very basic regular verbs because of its forms and usage.

For the present tense, the important form here is:

• io compio
• tu compi
• lui/lei compie
• noi compiamo
• voi compite
• loro compiono

So compiamo fits the normal noi pattern very clearly.

A learner does not usually need to worry too much here: just recognize that compiamo means we complete / accomplish.

Compiamo is pronounced approximately kom-PYAH-mo.

A helpful breakdown is:

• com
• pia
• mo

The stress is on pia:

• com-PIA-mo

The pia part sounds like pya in English approximation, not like pee-ah as two fully separate words.

Lavoro is pronounced approximately la-VO-ro.

The stress is on the middle syllable:

• la-VO-ro

So the full sentence sounds roughly like:

• kom-PYAH-mo eel la-VO-ro

Keep in mind that the Italian r is usually tapped or lightly rolled, not pronounced like a typical English r.

Yes. Lavoro can mean:

• work
• job
• sometimes task or piece of work, depending on context

So il lavoro might refer to:

• the work that needs to be done
• the job someone has
• a particular task or assignment

In Compiamo il lavoro, it most naturally refers to the work/task being completed.

It is grammatically correct, but in everyday speech many Italians might more often say something like:

• Facciamo il lavoro
• Svolgiamo il lavoro
• Portiamo a termine il lavoro

depending on the exact meaning.

Compiamo il lavoro is understandable, but it can sound a bit more formal, deliberate, or context-specific than the most basic everyday choice.

So it is a good sentence for learning grammar, but in real conversation the most natural wording may vary.