{"id":9690,"date":"2025-02-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/?p=9690"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:49:42","slug":"days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons in Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0214_italianDaysMonthsSeasons-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0214_italianDaysMonthsSeasons-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0214_italianDaysMonthsSeasons-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0214_italianDaysMonthsSeasons-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0214_italianDaysMonthsSeasons.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Want to make plans with your Italian-speaking friends? This post should be really helpful for you! Keep reading to learn how to say the days of the weeks, months of the year, and the seasons in Italian\u2014so you\u2019ll know just when to meet up with your pals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Table of contents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"#months\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#months\">Months in Italian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#days\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#days\">Days of the week in Italian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#seasons\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#seasons\">Seasons in Italian<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#timephrases\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#timephrases\">Other Italian time phrases<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"months\"><strong>Months in Italian<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you know another Romance language (think <a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-french\/\">French<\/a>, Spanish, or even <a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-romanian\/\">Romanian<\/a>), then these months should be a breeze for you. All of the Italian months of the year come from Latin, as does the Italian language itself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Italian<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>January<\/td><td>gennaio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February<\/td><td>febbraio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March<\/td><td>marzo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April<\/td><td>aprile<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May<\/td><td>maggio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>June<\/td><td>giugno<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July<\/td><td>luglio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August<\/td><td>agosto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September<\/td><td>settembre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>October<\/td><td>ottobre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November<\/td><td>novembre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>December<\/td><td>dicembre<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Try testing your knowledge of the months of the year\u2014see if you can answer the following questions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>What month is your birthday in?<\/li><li>What month is it right now?<\/li><li>Name one of the summer months.<\/li><li>Name one of the winter months.<\/li><li>What\u2019s the first month of the year?<\/li><li>What\u2019s the final month of the year?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"days\"><strong>Day of the week in Italian<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the months of the year, all of the Italian days of the week derive from Latin. Keep scrolling to discover what each one means!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Italian<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monday<\/td><td>luned\u00ec<\/td><td>from <em>d\u012b\u0113s L\u016bnae<\/em> (day of the moon)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tuesday<\/td><td>marted\u00ec<\/td><td>from <em>d\u012b\u0113s Martis <\/em>(day of Mars)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wednesday<\/td><td>mercoled\u00ec<\/td><td>from <em>d\u012b\u0113s Mercuri\u012b <\/em>(day of Mercury)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thursday<\/td><td>gioved\u00ec<\/td><td>from <em>d\u012b\u0113s Iovis<\/em> (day of Jupiter)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Friday<\/td><td>venerd\u00ec<\/td><td>from <em>d\u012b\u0113s Venerus <\/em>(day of Venus)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturday<\/td><td>sabato<\/td><td>from Late Latin <em>sabbatum;<\/em> passed from Ancient Greek (\u03c3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd (s\u00e1bbaton)) and originally from Hebrew (\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea\u200e (shab\u00e1t)), meaning \u2018Sabbath\u2019.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sunday<\/td><td>domenica<\/td><td>from Late Latin <em>di\u0113s Dominica <\/em>(day of the Lord)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the days of the week aren\u2019t named after planets\u2014the planets are named after old Roman gods. Days of the week being related to gods happens in other languages too, <a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-dutch\/\">like Dutch, where some words are borrowed from Latin, but then are related to Norse gods<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"seasons\"><strong>Seasons in Italian<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look now at what the four seasons are called in Italian. Which is your favourite season of the year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Italian<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>spring<\/td><td>la primavera<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>summer<\/td><td>l\u2019estate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>autumn<\/td><td>l\u2019autunno<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>winter<\/td><td>l\u2019inverno<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"timephrases\"><strong>Other Italian time phrases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, here are some Italian time phrases you just might find useful in everyday conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Italian<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>day<\/td><td>giorno<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>night<\/td><td>notte<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>week<\/td><td>la settimana<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>month<\/td><td>il mese<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>year<\/td><td>l\u2019anno<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>day before yesterday<\/td><td>l\u2019altro ieri<\/td><td>altro (other) + ieri (yesterday) = other yesterday = the day before yesterday<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>yesterday<\/td><td>ieri<\/td><td>from Latin <em>her\u012b<\/em> (yesterday)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>today<\/td><td>oggi<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tomorrow<\/td><td>domani<\/td><td>from Latin <em>d\u0113 m\u0101ne<\/em> (early in the morning)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>day after tomorrow<\/td><td>dopodomani<\/td><td>dopo (after) + domani (tomorrow) = after tomorrow = day after tomorrow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>morning<\/td><td>la mattina<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>afternoon<\/td><td>il pomeriggio<\/td><td>from Latin <em>post mer\u012bdiem<\/em> (after noon)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>evening<\/td><td>la sera<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you enjoy learning how to say the days of the week, months of the year, and seasons in Italian? Let us know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the Italian words and phrases in this post can be found in the Calendar topic on our app. <a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/store\/italian\">Learn Italian with uTalk<\/a>, and you\u2019ll learn around 2,500 useful words and phrases that are helpful for any occasion. Play games, score points, and most importantly, have fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy language learning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bfHablas espa\u00f1ol? <a href=\"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/nombres-de-los-dias-de-la-semana-y-meses-en-italiano\/\">Puedes leer una versi\u00f3n de esta entrada aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to make plans with your Italian-speaking friends? This post should be really helpful for you! Keep reading to learn how to say the days of the weeks, months of the year, and the seasons in Italian\u2014so you\u2019ll know just when to meet up with your pals. 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