"Ci vediamo domani in palestra."
Translation:See you tomorrow at the gym.
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Ci vediamo domani basically means "see you tomorrow" http://www.wordreference.com/enit/see%20you%20tomorrow
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It is an idiom that translates as "See you tomorrow" and is not reflexive in English. In German we say "Wir sehen uns morgen" and some Germans mistakenly say "we see us tomorrow". Translating it as "we see each other" might be closer in meaning but sounds awkward.
This is clearly we see us (each other). Rather than I see you which is ti or vi (pl). Vedro' ai a' = future. To derive see you from Ci = us is awkward.
It's terribly awkward. A better equivalent would be "We will see one another tomorrow..."
we see each other tomorrow in the gym.... is what I reckon this says. But DL does not like it!
would we be penalised if we made the sentence future tense - we will see each other at the gym tomorrow?
No, we wouldn't be penalized if we translated this sentence into future tense especially when there is an element referring to near future "domani". I would just slightly alter the word order to match that of the Italian sentence : "We will see each other tomorrow at the gym."
The present tense is often used to express what will happen in the future. If another element in the sentence refers to the future, the present tense can be used. http://italian.about.com/od/verbs/a/italian-verbs-present-tense.htm
If "We'll see each other tomorrow in the gym" is accepted then "We're seeing each other tomorrow in the gym" should be accepted as the English present continuous is often used for future arrangements.
I will forever be confused as to how I'm supposed to hear the difference between "chi" and "ci"