Quando studio l’italiano, rileggo ogni frase con calma.

In Italian, names of languages often take the definite article when they are the direct object of verbs like studiare, parlare, insegnare, or imparare.

So Italian commonly says:

• Studio l’italiano
• Parla bene il francese
• Insegna lo spagnolo

English usually leaves the article out, so this can feel unusual.

Also, l’ is just the shortened form of lo before a vowel:

• lo italiano → l’italiano

Italian often uses the present tense for repeated or habitual actions, just like English does in sentences such as When I study Italian, I reread every sentence carefully.

Here, Quando studio l’italiano means something like:

• Whenever I study Italian
• When I study Italian

It is not necessarily about right now. It describes a routine or general habit.

It can feel like both, but in this sentence it most naturally has the sense of whenever because the whole sentence describes a habitual action.

So:

• Quando studio l’italiano, rileggo ogni frase con calma.

means:

• When/Whenever I study Italian, I reread every sentence carefully.

Italian often uses quando where English might prefer whenever.

Italian usually leaves subject pronouns out when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here:

• studio = I study
• rileggo = I reread

Because the -o ending tells you the subject is I, io is not necessary.

You could say Quando io studio l’italiano..., but that would usually add emphasis or contrast, not just give neutral information.

Rileggo means I reread or I read again.

It comes from:

• rileggere = to reread

This verb is built from:

• ri- = again
• leggere = to read

So rileggo literally has the idea of I read again.

Yes. Rileggere follows the pattern of leggere, which is irregular.

For example:

• leggo = I read
• rileggo = I reread

The first-person singular is not rileggo by accident; it follows the same irregular pattern as leggere.

A few forms are:

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

Both are possible, but they mean slightly different things.

• ogni frase = every sentence
• tutte le frasi = all the sentences

In this sentence, ogni frase emphasizes each sentence one by one.

So rileggo ogni frase suggests:

• I go through the text sentence by sentence and reread each one.

If you said rileggo tutte le frasi, the meaning would still be fine, but it would focus more on the complete set as a whole.

In Italian, ogni is followed by a singular noun:

• ogni frase
• ogni giorno
• ogni volta

This is just the normal grammar pattern.

Even though the idea is plural in meaning, the noun after ogni stays singular. So ogni frase is exactly what you should expect.

Con calma literally means with calmness, but in natural English it usually means:

• calmly
• slowly
• carefully
• without rushing

In this sentence, it suggests a careful, unhurried way of rereading.

So rileggo ogni frase con calma means the speaker rereads each sentence in a relaxed, attentive way.

Yes. Italian could also use adverbs like:

• lentamente = slowly
• attentamente = carefully

But con calma is very natural and common in everyday speech. It often sounds a bit more idiomatic and conversational than a more formal adverb.

So:

• rileggo ogni frase con calma

is a very natural way to say the idea.

The comma separates the subordinate clause from the main clause.

• Quando studio l’italiano = time clause
• rileggo ogni frase con calma = main clause

In Italian, it is common to use a comma when a clause like quando... comes first.

So the comma helps show the structure clearly:

• When I study Italian, I reread every sentence carefully.

Yes. Italian word order is fairly flexible, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

The original sentence is very natural:

• Quando studio l’italiano, rileggo ogni frase con calma.

You could also say:

• Rileggo ogni frase con calma quando studio l’italiano.

That version is also grammatical, but it puts the main action first and the time clause later.

The original order is especially natural if you want to frame the sentence around the situation: when I study Italian.

Usually yes, in a context like this.

• frase = sentence

But depending on context, frase can sometimes also mean a phrase, statement, or expression in a broader sense. In this sentence, though, ogni frase is most naturally understood as every sentence.

It is pronounced roughly like lee-tah-LYAH-no, with the stress on -lya-.

A few helpful points:

• l’ links directly to the next word
• ti before a here sounds like tya
• the stress is not at the beginning

So it does not sound like English Italiano pronounced the English way. The rhythm is more compact and smoother.

Possibly in a broad sense, yes, but the verb rileggo specifically means I read again.

If you wanted to emphasize review, Italian might choose another verb depending on context, such as:

• ripasso = I review
• ricontrollo = I check again

So rileggo is most directly and accurately I reread.