La mamma prepara il caffè la mattina.

Mom makes coffee in the morning.

Breakdown of La mamma prepara il caffè la mattina.

• la mattina: the morning
• il caffè: the coffee
• preparare: to make
• la mamma: the mom

Questions & Answers about La mamma prepara il caffè la mattina.

Why is there la before mamma?

La is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

• mamma is a feminine singular noun
• so it takes la
• la mamma = the mother / mom

In real Italian, this can also sound like Mom in the right context, even though English often drops the article.

What does mamma mean, and how is it different from madre?

Both can mean mother, but they are used differently.

• mamma is the everyday, warm, family word: mom / mum / mommy
• madre is more neutral or formal: mother

So La mamma prepara il caffè la mattina sounds natural and domestic, like everyday speech.

Why is it prepara and not preparare?