In questi giorni, in Giappone, molte persone vanno al parco per guardare la fioritura dei ciliegi (sakura in giapponese).
Quest’anno la fioritura è in ritardo di qualche giorno, soprattutto per il freddo e la pioggia.
Per i giapponesi, la fioritura dei ciliegi è molto importante. Per questo motivo, vanno insieme al parco per fare un picnic sotto gli alberi di ciliegio.
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il parco: park
la fioritura: blooming
il ciliegio: cherry tree
in ritardo: late
il freddo: cold
Andare + A / IN
“vanno al parco”
(they go to the park)
In Italian, the verb andare can be used with both the preposition A and IN when referring to places.
There are some general rules (i.e. a for cities, in for countries), however the best way to grasp the usage of these prepositions properly is to read or listen to Italian as much as possible.
Andare + A:
Vado al lavoro (I’m going to work)
Vado a scuola (I’m going to school)
Vado all’università (I’m going to the University)
Vado alla stazione ((I’m going to the station)
Vado al museo (I’m going to the museum)
Vado al mare (I’m going to the sea)
Vado al cinema (I’m going to the cinema)
Vado al parco (I’m going to the park)
Vado al ristorante (I’m going to the restaurant)
Vado al supermercato (I’m going to the supermarket)
Vado allo stadio (I’m going to the stadium)
Vado al concerto (I’m going to the concert)
Vado al bar (I’m going to the café)
Vado all’aeroporto (I’m going to the airport)
Vado a teatro (I’m going to the theatre)
Andare + IN:
Vado in centro (I’m going dowtown)
Vado in ufficio (I’m going to the office)
Vado in piscina (I’m going to the swimming pool)
Vado in campagna (I’m going to the countryside)
Vado in montagna (I’m going to the mountains)
Vado in banca (I’m going to the bank)
Vado in chiesa (I’m going to the church)
Vado in biblioteca (I’m going to the library)
Vado in palestra (I’m going to the gym)
Vado in vacanza (I’m going on holiday)
These days, in Japan, many people are going to the park to watch the cherry blossom (sakura in Japanese).
This year, the blossom is a few days late, mainly due to the cold weather and rain.
For the Japanese, the cherry blossom is very important. For this reason, they go together to the park to have a picnic under the cherry trees.
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