Leggo la relazione prima della riunione.

In Italian, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• leggo = I read / I am reading
• the ending -o tells you the subject is I

So:

• Leggo la relazione = I read the report
• Io leggo la relazione is also correct, but io is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Io leggo la relazione, tu leggi l’email.
  I read the report, you read the email.

Leggo is the present indicative of leggere.

It can mean different things in English depending on context:

• I read the report (habitually or generally)
• I am reading the report (right now)
• sometimes even I read / will read the report before the meeting if the context makes the timing clear

Italian uses the present tense more broadly than English does, so you often decide the best translation from context.

Leggo comes from the verb leggere = to read.

This verb is a little irregular. Its present tense is:

• io leggo = I read
• tu leggi = you read
• lui/lei legge = he/she reads
• noi leggiamo = we read
• voi leggete = you all read
• loro leggono = they read

A learner may notice the double gg in leggo and leggiamo. That is just part of how this verb changes in the present tense.

Italian often uses the definite article where English might or might not use the.

Here, la relazione means the report.

• la = the for a singular feminine noun
• relazione is feminine singular

So:

• la relazione = the report
• una relazione = a report

In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a specific report, so la is used.

Yes, in many contexts relazione means report, and that is a very common meaning in business, academic, and formal contexts.

It can also mean other things depending on context, such as:

• relationship
• account
• presentation
• report

So it is a word whose meaning depends a lot on the situation.

In this sentence, la relazione is most naturally understood as the report.

This means before the meeting.

The structure is:

• prima di
  • noun or infinitive

When di is followed by the feminine singular article la, they combine:

• di + la = della

So:

• prima della riunione = before the meeting

Related examples:

• prima del pranzo = before lunch
• prima di leggere = before reading

Riunione means meeting, and it is a feminine singular noun in Italian.

That is why it takes feminine singular articles:

• la riunione = the meeting
• una riunione = a meeting

Since prima di + la riunione becomes prima della riunione, the article inside della is feminine because riunione is feminine.

Yes. Italian word order is flexible.

These are both natural:

• Leggo la relazione prima della riunione.
• Prima della riunione, leggo la relazione.

The second version puts more focus on before the meeting.

The first version is a neutral, straightforward way to say it.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

It might mean a habit:

• I read the report before the meeting
  meaning this is something I usually do

Or it might refer to a specific situation:

• I’m reading / I read the report before the meeting

Italian present tense does not always separate these meanings as clearly as English does. Context tells you which one is intended.

You would use a direct object pronoun:

• La leggo prima della riunione. = I read it before the meeting.

Here:

• la = it referring to la relazione
• the pronoun normally goes before the verb in Italian

So:

• Leggo la relazione. = I read the report.
• La leggo. = I read it.

A few pronunciation points may help:

• leggo is roughly LEH-ggo
• the gg is pronounced as a stronger, doubled consonant compared with a single g
• e here is a clear eh sound

And:

• relazione is roughly reh-lah-TSYO-neh
• riunione is roughly ree-oo-NYO-neh

You do not need perfect pronunciation right away, but it is useful to notice the doubled consonant in leggo and the -zione sound in relazione.