Convochiamo l'assemblea condominiale e poi controlliamo il quorum.

Convochiamo comes from convocare. It is 1st person plural, present tense: we convene / we call / we summon.

With a meeting, natural English translations are often:

• we call the meeting
• we convene the meeting

So in this sentence, convochiamo l'assemblea condominiale means that we are calling/convening the condominium meeting.

Because assemblea begins with a vowel.

In Italian, the feminine singular article la usually drops its final vowel before a word starting with a vowel:

• la + assemblea → l'assemblea

This is called elision. It is very common in Italian.

Assemblea means assembly or meeting, and condominiale means relating to the condominium / apartment building / co-owned building.

So assemblea condominiale is the meeting of the condo owners or residents with voting rights. In practical English, depending on context, it could be translated as:

• the condominium meeting
• the condo association meeting
• the homeowners' association meeting

That last one is only an approximate cultural equivalent, not always a perfect legal match.

Because in Italian, many adjectives normally come after the noun, especially when they classify the noun or define its type.

So:

• assemblea condominiale = condominium meeting

Here condominiale is not just adding a personal opinion or stylistic description. It is identifying what kind of meeting it is, so putting it after the noun is the normal choice.

Italian usually drops subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

Both convochiamo and controlliamo end in -iamo, which clearly shows we.

So:

• Convochiamo = we call / we convene
• Controlliamo = we check

You could add noi for emphasis or contrast, but it is not necessary:

• Noi convochiamo l'assemblea... = We are the ones who call the meeting...

Grammatically, they are both present tense.

However, Italian often uses the present tense for:

• actions happening now
• habitual actions
• planned or near-future actions
• step-by-step instructions or procedural language

So depending on context, this sentence could mean:

• We call the condominium meeting and then check the quorum
• We’ll call the condominium meeting and then check the quorum

Both can be reasonable translations.

Yes, in some contexts it could.

The noi form can sometimes be understood as an exhortation, similar to English let's:

• Convochiamo l'assemblea = Let's convene the meeting

In this sentence, though, the most neutral reading is still a plain statement: we convene/call the meeting and then we check the quorum.

Context and tone decide whether it sounds like a statement, a plan, or a suggestion.

E means and.
Poi means then / afterwards.

Together, e poi means and then and shows the order of actions:

1. Convochiamo l'assemblea condominiale
2. poi controlliamo il quorum

So the sentence is clearly saying that one action happens after the other.

Usually not in this kind of sentence.

Controllare is a common false friend for English speakers. It often means:

• to check
• to verify
• to inspect

So controlliamo il quorum means we check/verify the quorum, not we control the quorum.

In meeting language, it means checking whether the required number of people or voting shares is present.

In Italian, quorum is used as a noun and is normally treated as masculine singular, so the article is il:

• il quorum

That article makes sense here because it refers to the specific quorum required for that meeting.

So controlliamo il quorum means we check the quorum, meaning the required minimum attendance or voting presence.

Yes. Italian commonly uses quorum, just like English does.

It is especially common in legal, political, and administrative contexts, including meetings and votes.

So this part of the sentence is very natural Italian, not an unusual borrowing.

In Italian it is pronounced roughly KWO-rum, with the stress on the first syllable.

A rough guide is:

• quo- = like kwo
• -rum = room said more briefly, with an Italian-style vowel

So an approximate pronunciation is KWO-rum.