Dopo pranzo, sparecchiamo la tavola insieme.

In Italian, meals are often used without an article in time expressions.

So dopo pranzo means after lunch, just like:

• prima di cena = before dinner
• dopo colazione = after breakfast

You can say dopo il pranzo in some contexts, but that usually sounds more specific, like after the lunch or after that particular lunch. In a general everyday sentence, dopo pranzo is the most natural choice.

Sparecchiamo comes from the verb sparecchiare, which means to clear the table or to remove the dishes after a meal.

It is the opposite of apparecchiare, which means to set the table.

So:

• apparecchiare la tavola = to set the table
• sparecchiare la tavola = to clear the table

Because it is the 1st person plural form of the verb, meaning we.

The infinitive is sparecchiare. In the present tense:

• io sparecchio = I clear the table
• tu sparecchi = you clear the table
• lui/lei sparecchia = he/she clears the table
• noi sparecchiamo = we clear the table
• voi sparecchiate = you all clear the table
• loro sparecchiano = they clear the table

So sparecchiamo means we clear or, depending on context, let’s clear.

Italian usually does not need subject pronouns unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

So:

• Sparecchiamo la tavola insieme. = We clear the table together.
• Noi sparecchiamo la tavola insieme. = We clear the table together.
  This sounds more emphatic, as if contrasting with someone else.

Because the verb ending -iamo already shows that the subject is we, noi is normally omitted.

Both tavola and tavolo can mean table, but they are not always used in exactly the same way.

In many everyday expressions about meals, Italian often prefers tavola:

• apparecchiare la tavola
• sparecchiare la tavola
• essere a tavola

Tavolo usually refers more directly to the physical piece of furniture.

So in this sentence, la tavola is the most natural choice because the focus is on the meal table and the action of clearing it after eating.

Insieme means together.

It tells you that the action is done jointly:

• Sparecchiamo la tavola insieme. = We clear the table together.

Its position is flexible, but the meaning stays basically the same:

• Insieme sparecchiamo la tavola.
• Sparecchiamo insieme la tavola.
• Sparecchiamo la tavola insieme.

The version in your sentence sounds very natural.

Grammatically, sparecchiamo is present tense, but in Italian, the present tense is often used for near-future actions, especially when the time is already clear.

So this sentence could mean:

• After lunch, we clear the table together.
  (habit/routine)
• After lunch, we’ll clear the table together.
  (plan for today or a near future event)

The exact meaning depends on context.

The comma is used because Dopo pranzo is an introductory time expression placed at the beginning of the sentence.

It helps separate the time phrase from the main clause:

• Dopo pranzo, sparecchiamo la tavola insieme.

You may sometimes see Italian written without that comma, especially in less formal contexts, but with the comma it is clear and natural.

It is pronounced roughly like spa-rek-KYAH-mo.

A few useful points:

• spa- as in spa
• -rec- has a hard k sound
• -chia- here sounds like kya
• -mo as in moh

The spelling cch is important: in Italian, it keeps the hard c sound before i or e.

So sparecchiamo has a hard sound, not a soft ch sound like in English chair.

Yes, in some contexts it can.

The noi form of the present tense can sometimes work like let’s in English, especially in conversation:

• Sparecchiamo la tavola insieme. = We clear the table together.
• Sparecchiamo la tavola insieme. = Let’s clear the table together.

If it is said as a suggestion or invitation, the let’s meaning is very possible. If it is simply describing a routine, then it means we clear the table together. Context and tone decide which interpretation fits best.