Andrò al ristorante dopo la visita al museo.

I will go to the restaurant after visiting the museum.

Breakdown of Andrò al ristorante dopo la visita al museo.

• io: I
• andare: to go
• dopo: after
• il museo: the museum
• il ristorante: the restaurant
• la visita: the visit

Questions & Answers about Andrò al ristorante dopo la visita al museo.

Why does the sentence use al ristorante instead of just a ristorante?

In Italian, the preposition a often combines with the definite article il to form al (a + il = al). Because ristorante is a masculine noun that usually takes the definite article il (il ristorante), the correct phrase is al ristorante instead of a ristorante.

How is the future tense formed in andrò?

Andrò is the first-person singular future tense of andare (to go). The future endings for regular -are verbs (and andare follows the same pattern for endings) in Italian are:

• -erò (io)
• -erai (tu)
• -erà (lui/lei/Lei)
• -eremo (noi)
• -erete (voi)
• -eranno (loro)

So andare becomes:

• Io andrò
• Tu andrai
• Lui/Lei andrà ... and so on.

Why do we say dopo la visita al museo instead of dopo la visita del museo?

In Italian, you usually use al rather than del when referencing attending or visiting a place. La visita al museo literally means “the visit to the museum.” If you said del museo, it might suggest that the museum itself is performing or owning the visit, which is not the intended meaning here.

Can dopo be replaced with any other word?

Yes, you can sometimes use phrases like in seguito a (following) or successivamente a (after) for a more formal style, but dopo is the most direct and common translation of “after” in everyday Italian.

Is visita always feminine?

Yes, visita is a feminine noun in Italian (la visita). Nouns that end in -a are typically feminine, with some exceptions. In this case, la visita follows the usual pattern and always takes feminine articles and adjectives.