Italian · Everyday Verbs

"to visit" in Italian: visitare

visitare

Say it: vee-zee-TAH-rehverb/vi.ziˈta.re/

Note: a person: andare a trovare

To visit in Italian is visitare. Present: visito, visiti, visita. Visito il museo is clear. Andare a trovare is only a note for visiting people.

Museum day

Stamattina visito la Galleria.
This morning I'm visiting the Gallery.
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How to pronounce visitare

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vee-zee-TAH-reh

/vi.ziˈta.re/

Visitare: vee-zee-TAH-reh. Visito: VEE-zee-toh. Stress TAH / VEE.

"to visit" in Italian: quick reference

ItalianEnglish
visitareto visit

Infinitive for places.

visito / visiti / visitaI/you/he-she visit(s)

Present.

visito RomaI'm visiting Rome

City.

ho visitatoI visited

Past.

How to use visitare in real life

  1. 1Museum day

    Stamattina visito la Galleria.

    This morning I'm visiting the Gallery.

    Io visito.

  2. 2Guide chat

    Visiti anche Pompei?

    Are you visiting Pompeii too?

    Tu visiti.

  3. 3Travel diary

    Domani visito due chiese barocche.

    Tomorrow I'm visiting two baroque churches.

    Itinerary.

Mistakes English speakers make with visitare

Incorrect: Visito mia nonna. (as place-verb training)

Correct: Vado a trovare mia nonna. / Visito il museo.

People often take andare a trovare; visitare shines with places.

Incorrect: Io visitare Firenze.

Correct: Visito Firenze.

Conjugate: io visito.

Good to know

Tourists hear visitare everywhere for monuments and cities. Locals may say andare a trovare for family Sundays. On this page, lock the conjugation visito so it stays clearly verbal.

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Planning a culture day in Florence

  1. ChatPal

    Uffizi o Duomo prima?

    Uffizi or Duomo first?

  2. You

    Prima visito gli Uffizi.

    First I'll visit the Uffizi.

  3. ChatPal

    Poi visito il Duomo con te.

    Then I'll visit the Duomo with you.

  4. You

    Perfetto—prenoto i biglietti.

    Perfect—I'll book the tickets.

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"to visit" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "to visit" in Italian

Infinitive?

Visitare.

I visit?

Visito.

People?

Note: andare a trovare.

Past?

Ho visitato.

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