Questions & Answers about Pranziamo al ristorante oggi.
Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
In Italian, you usually leave out subject pronouns (like noi for "we") because the ending of the verb already tells you who is doing the action. The -iamo ending on pranziamo guarantees it means "we".
Why is "having lunch" translated as just one word (pranziamo)?
Why does pranziamo mean "we are having lunch" instead of "we have lunch"?
The standard Italian present tense covers both the simple present ("we have lunch") and the present continuous ("we are having lunch"). You use pranziamo for both, and the context (like oggi, meaning "today") makes the meaning clear in English.
What does al mean and why isn't it just a?
al is a combination of the preposition a (at or to) and the masculine word for "the", il. Because ristorante is a masculine noun that uses il, the two short words merge into al to mean "at the".
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