Days, Months and Seasons in Italian
The Italian names for days, months and seasons, why they are written in lowercase, and how to say dates and 'every Monday'.
Calendar words are among the first you'll use, and Italian makes one thing easy: they are written in lowercase.
Days of the week
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| Monday | lunedì |
| Tuesday | martedì |
| Wednesday | mercoledì |
| Thursday | giovedì |
| Friday | venerdì |
| Saturday | sabato |
| Sunday | domenica |
The Italian week begins on Monday. The days from Monday to Friday are masculine and take il; domenica is feminine and takes la.
Months
gennaio, febbraio, marzo, aprile, maggio, giugno, luglio, agosto, settembre, ottobre, novembre, dicembre
Months are masculine and written in lowercase.
Seasons
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| spring | primavera |
| summer | estate |
| autumn | autunno |
| winter | inverno |
Estate is feminine, and autunno and inverno are masculine.
Saying "on Monday" and "every Monday"
- Lunedì vado al lavoro. — On Monday I go to work.
- Il lunedì vado in palestra. — On Mondays I go to the gym. (with the article, it means every Monday)
- Domenica works the same way: la domenica means every Sunday.
Saying the date
The order is day, month, year, and the article il is used:
- Oggi è il cinque maggio. — Today is 5 May.
- Il 25 dicembre è Natale. — 25 December is Christmas.
- Il primo gennaio — 1 January (use primo for the first)
Seasons and months with prepositions
- in estate or d'estate — in summer
- in inverno — in winter
- a maggio or in maggio — in May
Useful words
- oggi — today
- ieri — yesterday
- domani — tomorrow
- la settimana — the week
- il mese — the month
- l'anno — the year
Tips
- Remember lowercase for days and months.
- Practise dates with birthdays and holidays.
- Use the dictionary to check spelling and accents (lunedì, venerdì).
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