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6.7: Scheda- Giorni, mesi, stagioni, anni

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    Days, months, and seasons are not capitalized in Italian.

    Giorni della settimana (days of the week)

    Giorni
    lunedì Monday
    martedì Tuesday
    mercoledì Wednesday
    giovedì Thursday
    venerdì Friday
    sabato Saturday
    domenica Sunday

    NOTE: do not use an article unless you are talking about a routine action

    Siamo arrivati venerdì.
    We arrived (on) Friday.
    
    Faccio la spesa il venerdì.
    I go grocery shopping on Fridays.

    Mesi dell’anno (months of the year)

    Mesi  
    gennaio January
    febbraio February
    marzo March
    aprile April
    maggio May
    giugno June
    luglio July
    agosto August
    settembre September
    ottobre October
    novembre November
    dicembre December
    1. The names of months are masculine
    Di solito gennaio è il mese più freddo.
    Usually, January is the coldest month.
    1. Italian uses a different word order than English in numerical abbreviations
    9/11 = il nove novembre       11/9 = l’undici settembre
    November ninth                September eleventh
    1. Use in or a for in + the month
    Il compleanno di Laura è a luglio.
    Laura’s birthday is in July.
    
    In Agosto fa molto caldo.
    It’s very hot in August.
    1. Use the masculine definite article + number + month for a specific day of the month or on + day of the month
    il ventotto maggio    l’otto maggio    il primo Maggio*
    May twenty-eight      May eight        May first
    on May twenty-eight   on May eight     on May first
    *NOTE the exception:  il primo + month (the first of the month)

     

    Stagioni (seasons)

    Stagioni  
    la primavera Spring
    l'estate Summer
    l'autunno Fall
    l'inverno Winter

    NOTE:  the definite article is normally used with names of seasons, except with in or di 

    D’estate fa molto caldo.
    It’s very hot in the Summer.
    
    Fa fresco in autunno.
    It’s cool in the Fall.
    
    Nevica d’inverno.
    It snows in the Winter.
    
    In primavera tutto è verde.
    In the Spring everything is green.

     

    Gli anni (years)

    The definite article (masculine singular) or the preposition in + article are used when referring to a year

    Il 2020 è stato un anno difficile.
    2020 was a difficult year. 
    
    Non siamo andati in Italia nel 2020.
    We didn’t go to Italy in 2020.

    Espressioni utili (useful expressions)

    1. To talk about dates
    - Che giorno è oggi?    - È il ventinove Maggio.
     What day is it today?    It’s May twenty-ninth.
    
    - Quanti ne abbiamo?    - Ne abbiamo ventinove.
      What’s today’s date?    It’s the twenty-ninth.
    
    - In che giorno?        - Il ventinove Maggio.
      On what day?            On May twenty-ninth.
    
    1. To talk about time of day
    di mattina/la mattina      di pomeriggio/nel pomeriggio
    in the morning             in the afternoon
    
    di sera/la sera            di notte/la notte
    in the evening             at night
    1. To talk about duration and approximation of time
    dalle nove alle dieci   fino alle undici   verso mezzogiorno
    from nine to ten        until eleven       around noon
    1. To talk about past time
    tre ore (giorni, settimane, mesi, anni) fa              
    three hours (days, weeks, months, years) ago    
    
    la settimana scorsa (il mese/l’anno scorso)
    last week (month, year).
    1. To talk about future time
    fra tre ore (giorni, settimane, mesi, anni)
    in three hours (days, weeks, months, years)
    
    la settimana prossima (il mese/l’anno prossimo)
    next last week (month, year)

     

     

     


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