Signification
Attending educational classes.
Contexte culturel
Italian students often stay in the same classroom all day while teachers rotate. 'Andare a scuola' thus implies staying with the same group of peers (the 'classe') for years. The 'merenda' is a crucial part of 'andare a scuola'. It's the snack brought from home for the mid-morning break. School usually starts in mid-September. The 'primo giorno di scuola' is a major national event covered by news outlets. In many elementary schools, children wear a 'grembiule' (a smock/apron) over their clothes. 'Andare a scuola' often means putting on the grembiule.
Drop the Article
Just like in English we say 'go to school' (not 'go to the school'), Italian drops the article. It's 'a scuola', not 'alla scuola'.
University is Different
Don't use 'scuola' for university. Use 'università'. Italians are very specific about this.
Signification
Attending educational classes.
Drop the Article
Just like in English we say 'go to school' (not 'go to the school'), Italian drops the article. It's 'a scuola', not 'alla scuola'.
University is Different
Don't use 'scuola' for university. Use 'università'. Italians are very specific about this.
Master 'Andare'
Since 'andare' is irregular, practice 'vado', 'vai', 'va' until they are second nature. They are used in hundreds of other phrases!
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'andare'.
Ogni mattina, io _______ a scuola alle 8:00.
The subject is 'io' (I), so the correct first-person singular form is 'vado'.
Choose the correct preposition.
I bambini vanno ___ scuola.
In Italian, the fixed expression for going to school is 'andare a scuola'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Dove vai? B: _______ a scuola.
B is answering for themselves, so 'Vado' is correct.
Match the sentence to the situation.
Sentence: 'Siamo andati a scuola insieme per cinque anni.'
The verb is in the past tense ('siamo andati'), indicating a shared history.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesOgni mattina, io _______ a scuola alle 8:00.
The subject is 'io' (I), so the correct first-person singular form is 'vado'.
I bambini vanno ___ scuola.
In Italian, the fixed expression for going to school is 'andare a scuola'.
A: Dove vai? B: _______ a scuola.
B is answering for themselves, so 'Vado' is correct.
Sentence: 'Siamo andati a scuola insieme per cinque anni.'
The verb is in the past tense ('siamo andati'), indicating a shared history.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
4 questionsNo, it is always 'vado a scuola'. 'In' is used for other places like 'in biblioteca' or 'in ufficio', but school takes 'a'.
Yes, it can mean both the physical act of going and the status of being a student.
Use the passato prossimo: 'Sono andato a scuola' (male) or 'Sono andata a scuola' (female).
No, for college/university, use 'università'. 'Scuola' is for K-12.
Expressions liées
andare all'università
specialized formTo attend university.
frequentare la scuola
synonymTo attend school (regularly).
marinare la scuola
similarTo skip school / play truant.
andare a lezione
similarTo go to class.
