Rileggo la mail e poi controllo l’allegato.

Rileggo means I reread or I read again.

It comes from:

• leggere = to read
• rileggere = to reread

So:

• Leggo la mail = I read the email
• Rileggo la mail = I reread the email

The prefix ri- often gives the idea of doing something again.

In Italian, mail is commonly used as a feminine noun, so it takes la:

• la mail = the email

You may also see:

• l’email
• la e-mail

In everyday modern Italian, la mail is very common, especially in speech and informal writing.

Because they are in the first person singular of the present tense: I reread / I check.

• rileggo = I reread
• controllo = I check

In Italian, many present-tense verbs used with io end in -o:

• parlo = I speak
• vedo = I see
• scrivo = I write

So here the subject is I, even though Italian does not need to say io explicitly.

Italian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

So:

• Rileggo la mail already means I reread the email
• Controllo l’allegato already means I check the attachment

Adding io is possible, but it usually adds emphasis or contrast:

• Io rileggo la mail, e tu controlli l’allegato.
  = I reread the email, and you check the attachment.

Without special emphasis, leaving out io is the normal choice.

No. This is a very useful false-friend point.

In this sentence, controllo means:

• I check
• I look over
• I verify

So:

• controllo l’allegato = I check the attachment

It does not usually mean I control the attachment in the English sense.

Italian controllare often means:

• to check
• to inspect
• to verify

If an English speaker sees controllo, they should be careful not to assume it means control.

Because allegato begins with a vowel, and in Italian il becomes l’ before many singular masculine nouns starting with a vowel.

So:

• il libro = the book
• l’allegato = the attachment

This apostrophe shows the article has been shortened.

Allegato is masculine singular, so:

• l’allegato = the attachment
• gli allegati = the attachments

Allegato means attachment, especially in email or document contexts.

Examples:

• Ho inviato l’allegato. = I sent the attachment.
• Non trovo l’allegato. = I can’t find the attachment.

Related word:

• allegare = to attach

So l’allegato is the file or document attached to the email.

E poi means and then.

It links the two actions in sequence:

1. Rileggo la mail = I reread the email
2. poi controllo l’allegato = then I check the attachment

So the sentence shows an order:

• first the email
• then the attachment

You could think of it as:

• I reread the email and then check the attachment.

Yes, with some differences.

You can say:

• Rileggo la mail, poi controllo l’allegato.
• Rileggo la mail e poi controllo l’allegato.

Both are natural. The version with e poi feels slightly more explicitly connected: and then.

You can also use dopo in some contexts, but it is not always interchangeable word for word.

Examples:

• Rileggo la mail e poi controllo l’allegato. = I reread the email and then check the attachment.
• Rileggo la mail e dopo controllo l’allegato. = also possible, but often sounds a little more like afterward

In many everyday cases, poi is the most straightforward choice for then in a sequence.

Yes. Both verbs are in the present indicative:

• rileggo
• controllo

In Italian, the present tense can be used in several ways, depending on context:

• right now: I’m rereading the email and then checking the attachment
• habit/routine: I reread the email and then check the attachment
• sometimes even a near-future or step-by-step action

So without more context, the sentence could describe:

• what someone is doing now
• what someone usually does
• the next steps they are taking

Yes, Italian word order is somewhat flexible, though the given version is very natural.

Original:

• Rileggo la mail e poi controllo l’allegato.

Possible variations:

• Poi controllo l’allegato.
• Controllo poi l’allegato.
• L’allegato lo controllo poi.

Some of these are more marked or context-dependent. For a learner, the original order is the safest and most natural:

• verb + object
• e poi
  • second verb + object

Good observation. Rileggere is not fully regular because it is based on leggere.

The form rileggo comes from:

• rileggere = to reread

Like leggere, it changes in the present tense:

• io rileggo
• tu rileggi
• lui/lei rilegge
• noi rileggiamo
• voi rileggete
• loro rileggono

So it is better to learn it as a pattern related to leggere, not as a completely regular -ere verb.

Not always, but mail is very common and natural in everyday Italian.

Compare:

• la mail = the email
• la posta elettronica = electronic mail / email

Posta elettronica is more formal or more technical-sounding. In normal conversation, many people simply say:

• Ti mando una mail.
• Ho letto la mail.

So in this sentence, la mail sounds very natural.