Italian · Beginner (A1) · Chapter 9 of 12
Time and dates
I giorni e le date
Learn the days of the week and the months in Italian, say dates, and make an appointment on the phone.
In this chapter you'll learn to
- Say the days of the week and the months
- Say and understand dates
- Make an appointment
- Talk about today, tomorrow and the day after
Listen
Beatrice phones a dentist's practice in Palermo to make an appointment. Listen to the whole dialogue first, then line by line.
Receptionist
Studio Marini, buongiorno.
Marini dental practice, good morning.
Beatrice
Buongiorno. Vorrei prendere un appuntamento, per favore.
Good morning. I'd like to make an appointment, please.
Receptionist
Certo. Martedì quattordici maggio va bene?
Of course. Is Tuesday 14 May all right?
Beatrice
Martedì lavoro. Mercoledì è possibile?
I'm working on Tuesday. Is Wednesday possible?
Receptionist
Sì, mercoledì quindici alle dieci e mezza.
Yes, Wednesday the 15th at half past ten.
Beatrice
Perfetto.
Perfect.
Receptionist
Come si chiama?
What's your name?
Beatrice
Beatrice Colombo.
Beatrice Colombo.
Receptionist
Allora, mercoledì quindici maggio alle dieci e mezza. A mercoledì, signora Colombo.
So, Wednesday 15 May at half past ten. See you on Wednesday, Mrs Colombo.
Beatrice
Grazie, arrivederci.
Thank you, goodbye.
Understand
Days of the week
In Italian, days and months start with a small letter. The days from to have an accent on the last letter, which is also where the stress falls. All days are masculine except .
To say “on Monday”, just say : (I'm working on Monday). With the article, it means “every Monday”: (I work on Mondays). is feminine, so “on Sundays” is .
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday | |
| Sunday |
Months and dates
For a date, say + the number + the month: (14 May). Before and , becomes : . For the first day of the month, use (first): .
To say “in May”, use or : , . Listen for sounds you know: has gn, and has gli.
| Italian | English | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | July | ||
| February | August | ||
| March | September | ||
| April | October | ||
| May | November | ||
| June | December |
- Che giorno è oggi?What's the date today? / What day is it today?
- Oggi è il tre marzo.Today is 3 March.
- Il mio compleanno è il primo agosto.My birthday is on 1 August.
More in the grammar: Italian numbers: from 0 to a million
New words
- l'appuntamentoappointment · masculine; = to make an appointment
- certoof course, sure
- martedìTuesday · masculine
- maggioMay · masculine
- mercoledìWednesday · masculine
- A mercoledì.See you on Wednesday. · a + day = see you on…
- il giornoday · masculine
- la settimanaweek · feminine
- il mesemonth · masculine
- oggitoday
- domanitomorrow
- dopodomanithe day after tomorrow
- il compleannobirthday · masculine
- il fine settimanaweekend · masculine; also
Practise
1.Which day comes after ?
2.Write the date: 1 May.
Today is 1 May.
3.Write the month: April.
My birthday is on 23 April.
4.Put the words in order.
Tap the words below in the right order.I'd like to make an appointment.
5.What does mean?
6.Match the Italian with the English.
Pick a word on the left, then its meaning on the right.
0 of 6 exercises done.
Say it out loud
Vorrei prendere un appuntamento, per favore.
I'd like to make an appointment, please.
Listen, then say it out loud, as close to the recording as you can.
Check
Five questions on this chapter. Then mark it as finished to add its words to your review deck.
0 of 5 answered.