Lesson 18.3: Let’s Do It! – Making Suggestions in Italian

Lesson 18.3: Let’s Do It! – Making Suggestions in Italian ☕🏖️🎉 #

You know how to talk about plans.
You know how to say when and where.
Now… how do you suggest something?
Italians love making suggestions (and changing them five times before agreeing).

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite, suggest, and sound like you’re ready for fun… even if you’re not.


📢 Common Ways to Make Suggestions #

Italian English
Andiamo al cinema! Let’s go to the cinema!
Perché non andiamo al parco? Why don’t we go to the park?
Che ne dici di una pizza? What do you say to a pizza?
Vuoi venire con me? Do you want to come with me?
Possiamo uscire stasera. We can go out tonight.

✅ Examples in Action #

  • Andiamo a prendere un caffè! → Let’s go get a coffee!
  • Perché non facciamo una passeggiata? → Why don’t we go for a walk?
  • Che ne dici di cenare fuori? → What about having dinner out?
  • Possiamo andare in centro sabato. → We can go downtown on Saturday.

🎭 Geoff & Viktor – The Suggestion Battle #

With English translations

Viktor: Andiamo a correre domani mattina!
Viktor: Let’s go running tomorrow morning!

Geoff: Perché non andiamo… a prendere un cappuccino invece?
Geoff: Why don’t we go… get a cappuccino instead?

Viktor: Che ne dici di fare entrambe le cose? Prima correre, poi cappuccino!
Viktor: What about doing both? First running, then cappuccino!

Geoff: Uhm… posso venire direttamente alla parte del cappuccino?
Geoff: Uhm… can I just join for the cappuccino part?


💬 Bonus Expressions #

Italian English
Va bene! Okay!
Ottima idea! Great idea!
Non lo so… I don’t know…
Vediamo… Let’s see…
Magari un’altra volta… Maybe another time…

🧠 Practice Tip #

Try making 3 suggestions:

  1. One with Andiamo…
  2. One with Perché non…
  3. One with Che ne dici di…

Example:

Andiamo al bar stasera!
Perché non guardiamo un film?
Che ne dici di una pizza domani?


👉 Coming up next: Exercise 18.3 — Time to practice making Italian-style suggestions (plus a few Geoff-style excuses)!