Controlliamo la dose e la macinatura.

Controlliamo is the noi form of controllare in the present tense.

It can mean:

• we check
• we are checking
• let’s check

In this sentence, the most natural reading is let’s check, because it sounds like a suggestion or instruction that includes the speaker and another person.

The infinitive is controllare, which means to check, to inspect, or to verify.

A few present-tense forms are:

• io controllo = I check
• tu controlli = you check
• lui/lei controlla = he/she checks
• noi controlliamo = we check / let’s check
• voi controllate = you all check
• loro controllano = they check

Italian often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

So:

• Controlliamo already tells you we
• Noi controlliamo is possible, but usually only used for emphasis or contrast

That is why the sentence sounds natural without noi.

Italian commonly repeats the article before each noun.

So la dose e la macinatura is the normal, natural way to say:

• the dose and the grind/grind setting

In English, we often use the only once before two nouns, but Italian more often repeats it.

In Italian, dose is usually singular feminine.

So here:

• la dose = the dose

Its plural is:

• le dosi = the doses

This is a very common point of confusion for English speakers because the singular Italian word dose looks like an English plural.

Macinatura comes from the verb macinare, meaning to grind.

Depending on context, macinatura can mean:

• grinding
• grind
• grind size
• grind setting

In a coffee context, it often refers to the coarseness or fineness of the ground coffee.

So in practice, controlliamo la dose e la macinatura often means something like checking:

• how much coffee is being used
• how finely or coarsely it is ground

Macinatura is the standard noun for grinding or grind setting/result of grinding.

Macina can exist, but it usually means something different, such as:

• a millstone
• part of a grinder
• in some contexts, the grinder itself

So if you want to talk about the coffee grind or the grinding level, macinatura is the better word.

Not usually. This is an important false-friend issue.

In Italian, controllare often means:

• to check
• to inspect
• to verify
• sometimes to monitor

English to control usually means to command, to regulate, or to have power over.

So in this sentence, controlliamo means let’s check, not let’s control.

Sometimes you may hear article-dropping in notes, headlines, or very technical speech, but in normal Italian, la dose e la macinatura sounds more complete and natural.

So the standard version is:

• Controlliamo la dose e la macinatura.

Without the articles, it can sound less natural unless the style is very concise or specialized.

Starting with the verb is very normal in Italian, especially for:

• suggestions
• instructions
• actions in sequence

So Controlliamo la dose e la macinatura is a natural way to say:

• Let’s check the dose and the grind.

Italian does not need to begin with the subject the way English often does.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

kon-trol-LYAH-mo la DO-se e la ma-chee-na-TOO-ra

A couple of useful details:

• gli / liamo here sounds like lyah
• ci before a in macinatura sounds like ch in cat
• the stress is on:
  • -lia- in controlliamo
  • do- in dose
  • -tu- in macinatura

Yes, it could, depending on tone.

• Controlliamo = let’s check
• Verifichiamo = let’s verify

Controlliamo sounds very natural and practical in everyday speech. Verifichiamo can sound a bit more formal or technical.

So both can work, but controlliamo is often the more common choice in ordinary spoken Italian.