Italian Phrase
Stanno organizzando un baby shower.
Meaning
The sentence means ‘They are organizing a baby shower.’ It conveys that a group of people (usually friends or family) is planning a celebration to welcome an upcoming baby.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to tell someone that a baby shower is being planned, either in casual conversation with friends, on social media, or when describing event preparations.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Stannoorganizzandounbabyshower
Stare + gerundio (present progressive)
‘Stanno’ is the third‑person plural of ‘stare’ used with a gerund to express an ongoing action in the present.
Gerundio di ‘organizzare’
‘organizzando’ is the gerund form of ‘organizzare’, meaning ‘to organize’. It follows ‘stare’ to form the progressive.
Articolo indeterminativo ‘un’
‘un’ is the masculine singular indefinite article used before a masculine or neuter noun, including foreign loanwords.
Loanword ‘baby shower’
‘baby shower’ is an English expression borrowed into Italian; it stays invariable and is treated as masculine.
🗨In Conversation
Stanno organizzando un baby shower per Laura.
They are organizing a baby shower for Laura.
Che bello! Quando sarà?
How nice! When will it be?
✕Common Mistakes
Stanno fare un baby shower.
‘Fare’ does not combine with ‘stanno’ to form a progressive; use ‘stanno organizzando’ or ‘stanno preparando’.
Stanno organizzando una baby shower.
‘Baby shower’ is treated as masculine, so the correct article is ‘un’.
Stanno organizzando dei baby showers.
The loanword stays singular; to pluralize you would say ‘baby shower’ with a plural verb, not add an ‘s’.
↔Alternatives
Stanno preparando una festa per il nascituro.
They are preparing a party for the newborn.
Stanno allestendo una festa di benvenuto al bambino.
They are setting up a welcome party for the baby.
Stanno pianificando una festa per il futuro bambino.
They are planning a party for the future baby.
Cultural Tip
A ‘baby shower’ is not a traditional Italian celebration; it’s a recent import from Anglo‑American culture, popular mainly in larger cities and among younger families. In more traditional settings Italians might simply say ‘festa per il nascituro’ or ‘festa di benvenuto al bambino’. Keep the register informal and friendly when using the loanword.