Ripassiamo

Ripassiamo is the second‑person plural imperative of the Italian verb ripassare, meaning “to review” or “to go over”. The form is used in the first person plural as “let us review” in everyday speech and educational settings. It is pronounced /riˈpasːiamo/.

The root ripassare comes from the Latin recensisāre, a combination of re- “again” and sus plussum “to cover or study”, and entered Italian as a verb of repetition. Ripassiamo thus signals an invitation to reconsider material that has already been addressed.

In Italian schools, ripassiamo is routinely employed during revision blocks before exams, especially in high school curricula. Teachers often lead classes with phrases such as “Ripassiamo i principali concetti di fisica” (Let us review the main concepts of physics) to structure study sessions. The verb is also used informally by students who coordinate group study, for instance “Ripassiamo per l’esame di matematica” (We’re reviewing for the math exam).

The idiom has appeared in popular media, most notably in a 2018 Italian television special titled *Ripassiamo in famiglia*, in which celebrities revisited classic Italian music tracks. The phrase is also a common title for YouTube review channels such as “Ripassiamo!” which offers short recaps of science and history topics to high‑school audiences.

Because ripassiamo is a simple, everyday verb form, it appears frequently in greeting messages to students, in textbooks, and in educational software. Online learning platforms in Italy often provide “ripassiamo” modules that let users re‑engage with previously covered content, using interactive quizzes and flashcards.