Learn Italian: Stasera mangiamo a casa mia. - Tonight we are eating at my place.

Stasera mangiamo a casa mia.

Tonight we are eating at my place.

Breakdown of Stasera mangiamo a casa mia.

tonight / this evening

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Questions & Answers about Stasera mangiamo a casa mia.

Why is it a casa mia instead of alla mia casa?

The word casa is an exception when it comes to possessive adjectives. In everyday phrases meaning "at my house" or "to my home," Italian omits the definite article and places the possessive after the noun: a casa mia, a casa tua, etc. Saying alla mia casa sounds unnatural unless you are specifying which house, like alla mia casa in montagna (to my mountain house).

The translation says "Tonight we are eating," but mangiamo is present tense. Why not use the future tense mangeremo?

In Italian, just like in English, the present tense is widely used to talk about future events that are planned, certain, or happening very soon. While Stasera mangeremo a casa mia is grammatically correct, using the present tense (mangiamo) is much more natural and common in everyday spoken Italian for an established plan.

Is there any difference between using stasera and questa sera?

There is no difference in meaning. Stasera is simply a universally accepted contraction of questa sera. Both are perfectly correct and interchangeable, though stasera is slightly faster and very common in casual, spoken Italian like this dinner plan.