Learn Italian: Oggi Marco viene da Torino. - Marco is coming from Turin today.

Oggi Marco viene da Torino.

Marco is coming from Turin today.

Breakdown of Oggi Marco viene da Torino.

oggi

today

Marco

from, at (someone's place) / by (oneself), on one's own

venire

to come

Questions & Answers about Oggi Marco viene da Torino.

Why do we use da here for "from" instead of di?

We use da to talk about physical movement from a starting point (like traveling from Turin). You might remember using di to say where someone is from originally (like Sono di Torino - I am from Turin). But when there is movement involved, like with the verb venire (to come), you must use da.

The English translation says "is coming", but isn't viene the simple present tense?

Yes! In Italian, the simple present tense (viene) translates to both "comes" and "is coming". You don't need a separate "-ing" form to talk about actions happening right now or in the near future.

Why is it just da Torino and not combined with an article, like dal Torino?

In Italian, we don't use definite articles (words for "the") before the names of cities. Because there is no article to combine with, the preposition da stays on its own. It is always just da Torino (from Turin), da Roma (from Rome), and so on.

Could I put oggi at the end of the sentence instead?

Yes, you can! Marco viene da Torino oggi is perfectly correct. Putting oggi at the very beginning just places a little more emphasis on the fact that this is happening "today", but the core meaning remains exactly the same.