Gita
NOUN [feminine]
Meaning and English translation 🔖
Trip, Excursion
🇬🇧 A short journey or excursion made for pleasure or tourism.
🇮🇹 Escursione o breve viaggio fatto per svago o a scopo turistico.
| Masculine ♂️ | Feminine ♀️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | - | la - una gita |
| Plural | - | le - delle gite |
Example sentences 💬
Domenica facciamo una gita al lago?
Shall we go on a day trip to the lake on Sunday?
Cosa ne pensi di una gita tutti insieme questo fine settimana? Magari un picnic al parco o un bel museo…
What do you think about going on a trip together this weekend? Maybe a picnic in the park or a nice museum...
Molti italiani amano le gite domenicali.
Many Italians love Sunday outings.
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Idioms with gita 🇮🇹
Andare in gita
→ To go on a trip
La classe andrà in gita a Firenze il mese prossimo.
The class will go on a field trip to Florence next month.
Essere in gita
→ To be on a trip
- Andiamo al cinema stasera?
- Mi piacerebbe, ma siamo in gita oggi.
- Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
- I'd like to, but we're on a trip today.
Gita fuori porta
→ Day trip outside the city
Con questo bel tempo, facciamo una gita fuori porta?
With this nice weather, shall we go on a day trip outside the city?
Gita scolastica
→ School trip
La gita scolastica di fine anno è sempre un momento speciale.
The end-of-year school trip is always a special moment.
Gita in barca
→ Boat trip
Quest'estate faremo una gita in barca alle Cinque Terre.
This summer we'll take a boat trip to the Cinque Terre.
Where does the word gita come from? 🔎
Gita comes from the past participle of the ancient verb gire (to go), which derives from the Latin ire. While the verb gire has disappeared from modern Italian, the word gita has survived, specializing in the meaning of a short journey made for pleasure.
