It is very useful to know this when traveling in Italy Day of the week (Day of the week) and months of the year (in the middle Best of the Year) in Italian. Even if your Italian is very basic, knowing these terms will help you book appointments, organize outings, and have conversations about when events will take place.
If you are just starting to learn Italian, the days and months of the week can be considered a great addition to your vocabulary. The good news is that you should be able to memorize and master these terms relatively quickly, so without further ado, let’s take a look!
day of the week in italian
Italian is known as Romance, like its close relatives French, Spanish and Portuguese, which means that many of its words come from Latin.even Day of the week Having romantic origins, their names are derived from the celestial bodies above.
do you know…?
A week in Italian – Week – from Latin group of seven (“related to the seventh element of the series”), which in turn derives from septicemia (“seventh”).
Monday (Monday)
on Monday is italian on Monday. It starts with moon (This Luna) from Latin Luna is dead.
Martedì (Tuesday)
Tuesday is italian Tuesday. it is named after the planet Mars (Malt).
Melcolady (Wednesday)
Wednesday is italian Wednesday. it takes its name from this planet HG (Mercury).
Thursday)
Thursday is italian Thursday. it is named after the planet Jupiter (Jupiter).
Friday (Friday)
Friday is italian Friday. it is named after the planet Venus (Venus).
Friday is generally considered an unlucky day in Italy because of its close association with Jesus’ death on the cross. The most unfortunate day is Friday the 17th, not the 13th like in other countries.
Saturday (Saturday)
Saturday is italian Saturday. Its origins can be traced back to Hebrew Sabbath Means “day off”.
Domenica (Sunday)
Sunday is italian Sunday. it mean Sundayfrom Latin ‘Dominica‘.
Struggling to remember them? Then listen to this catchy song for kids by MelaMusic – it will help you understand the days of the week in Italian in minutes!
Iimportant: If you want to say that something happens regularly on certain days of the week, remember to use the masculine definite article I before all days except Sunday with feminine definite article This. Compare the following examples:
– I’m going to the pool on Saturday. = On Saturday, I’m going to the swimming pool.
– I go to the pool on Saturday. = On Saturday, I go to the pool.
– I eat pizza on Sunday. = On Sunday, I’m going to have pizza.
– I eat pizza on Sunday. = On Sunday, I eat pizza.
Additional Italian vocabulary related to the day of the week:
- today = today
- tomorrow = tomorrow
- yesterday = yesterday
- the day before yesterday = the day before yesterday
- the day after tomorrow = the day after tomorrow
Italian month of the year
Now let’s turn to the months of the year in Italian. Unlike days of the week, months are very similar to months in English.
January (January)
from Latin January (per month) Means “(month) of Janus”. Janus was the Roman god who presided over the gates and beginnings.
February (February)
from Latin Februaryfrom Februarythe name of the purification feast held this month.
March (March)
from Latin March (month) Means “(month) of Mars”.
April (April)
from Latin Aprilfrom the Latin “aperire”, which means “to open”.
May (May)
from Latin more time (monthly) Means “(month) of the goddess Maya”.
June (June)
from Latin June (month) Means “June (month)”.
July (July)
from Latin Caffeine (Monthly) Means “July” and is named after Julius Caesar.
August (August)
from Latin Augustus Means “holy, honorable”. Named after the first Roman emperor Augustus.
September (September)
from Latin September Means “seven” (it was originally the seventh month of the Roman year).
October (October)
from Latin August Means “eight” (it was originally the eighth month of the Roman year).
November (November)
from Latin new moon Means “nine” (it was originally the ninth month of the Roman year).
December (December)
from Latin December Means “ten” (it was originally the tenth month of the Roman year).
Here is another useful children’s video from MelaMusic that will help you learn Italian for the months of the year in no time.
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In Italian, the day of the week and the month of the year are always used a lowercase letter (Lower case letters) instead of a capital letter (a capital letter) – that is, unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence!
