Learn Italian: Uscite a Londra stasera? - Are you going out in London tonight?

Uscite a Londra stasera?

Are you going out in London tonight?

Breakdown of Uscite a Londra stasera?

to / at

stasera

tonight / this evening

Questions & Answers about Uscite a Londra stasera?

Why is it a Londra instead of in Londra?

In Italian, you always use the preposition a before the names of cities and towns, whether you are going to them or are already in them. You use in for countries and regions (like in Italia). Since London is a city, it has to be a Londra.

Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?

The "you" is built right into the verb. Uscite is the plural "you" (or "you all") form of the verb uscire (to go out). Because the verb ending makes it obvious who is doing the action, Italians usually drop the subject pronoun voi.

Does Italian have a different tense for "Are you going out" versus "Do you go out"?

Usually, no. The regular Italian present tense covers both simple actions ("do you go out?") and plans happening right now or soon ("are you going out?"). You can easily tell from the context of stasera (tonight) that this is about upcoming plans.

Is the word stasera related to the word for evening?

Yes! Stasera is just a shortened, combined version of questa sera, which literally means "this evening". It is the most common way to say "tonight" in Italian.