Camping in Italian Posted by Bridgette on Aug 20, 2020 in Italian Language
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Today we are going to talk and discover some camping vocabulary in Italian. Just like in the USA, camping is a popular pastime in Italy. Wild camping is forbidden in national parks, however, so if you ever want to camp make sure you find a dedicated campsite.
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The verb to camp in Italian, accamparsi, is reflexive. Literally it means “to camp oneself.” Here are the reflexive pronouns: mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si.
When conjugating a reflexive verb, you drop the si and then you conjugate it as you would a regular verb – by again dropping the ar and adding the correct ending. In the past tense, reflexive verbs always take ‘essere‘ as their helping verb. Let’s see this in action:
Mi accampo – I camp (myself)
Ti accampi – You camp (yourself)
Si accampa – He/She camps (himself, herself)
Ci accampiamo – We are camping (ourselves)
Vi accampate – You all are camping (yoursevles)
Si accampano – They are camping (themselves)
We could also say “accampiamoci!” to say “let’s go camping!” but literally “let’s camp ourselves!” Grammatically, this is a command, and that is why the ci goes at the end of the verb.
Now, let’s look at this verb in the past tense.
Mi sono accampato/a – I camped (myself)
Ti sei accampato/a – You camped (yourself)
Si è accampato/a – She/He camped (himself/herself)
Ci siamo accampati/e – We camped (ourselves)
Vi siete accampati/e – You all camped (yourselves)
Si sono accampati/e – They camped (themselves)
You may have noticed the o/a or i/e – that is because since the verb uses essere as the helping verb, the past participle needs to make agreement with the gender and number of the subject! So depending upon if the subject is masculine singular (o), feminine singular (a), masculine plural (i), or feminine plural (e).
And here is some vocabolario:
Il sacco a pelo – sleeping bag
Il campeggio – campsite
Il binocolo – binoculars
La bussola – compass
La corda – rope
Uno zaino – a backpack
Un’accetta – a hatchet
Un cappello da baseball – a baseball cap
Una cartina – a map
Una torcia elettrica – a flashlight
Un thermos – a thermos
Le scarpe da trekking – hiking shoes
La borraccia – water bottle
Una tenda – a tent
La repellente per zanzare – mosquito repellant
Un falò – a campfire
Il fornellino da campeggio – camp stove
I fiammiferi – matches
Un coltellino svizzero- a Swiss army knife
Un kit di pronto soccorso – a first aid kit
Do you know any more useful camping vocabulary in Italian? Comment it below!
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Comments:
Eveline Steg:
Buona sera, I found a mistake: Ti sei accampati – You camped – correct is: ti sei accampato/a.
Con cordiali saluti – Eveline Steg
Bridgette:
@Eveline Steg Woops, writing too fast! Thanks, Eveline!
Leti:
Here are some more vocabulary words:
il bivacco camping shelter
il camper camper van
fare escursionismo to go hiking
montare la tenda to pitch the tent
i ramponi crampons
la roulette camping trailer
il sentiero path
la stuoia sleeping mat
il trekking hiking
Mitch:
Brilliant.
This is the clearest, most concise walk through of reflexive verbs I’ve come across. After reading your post I actually understand both the How and the Why of using these verbs.
Thank you – I’ve copied the explanation and the examples into my grammar notebook as a ready reference.
Bridgette:
@Mitch Mitch, your comment certainly put a smile on my face! So glad to help. Thank you.
Adrian Otsa:
un camper – a motorhome
Senter jackson:
Dovrebbe essere, “ti sei accampato” , singular…. mi godi il tuo web-site!!
marijke:
3 more essential things, unless you go ‘glamping’:
– air mattress = materassino gonfiabile
– foot pump = pompa (aria) a pedale
– telo (per tende) = (tent) groundcloth
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Compliments on your great blog! I love reading them.