Days of the Week in Italian

This free Italian lesson is on the days of the week in Italian, as well as information on the different times of day and how to plan a meeting in Italian. Make sure you use the voice recognition tool (Chrome only) to get your Italian pronunciation just right!

How to pronounce the days of the week in Italian

Here are the days of the week....

  • Lunedì - Monday
  • Martedì - Tuesday
  • Mercoledì - Wednesday
  • Giovedì - Thursday
  • Venerdì - Friday
  • Sabato - Saturday
  • Domenica - Sunday

Let's get started!

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lunedì

Monday

martedì

Tuesday

mercoledì

Wednesday

giovedì

Thursday

venerdì

Friday

sabato

Saturday

domenica

Sunday

Planning a meeting in Italian

If you want to plan a meeting in Italian you’ll need to ask “when?” and “where?” as well as the Italian words for days of the week. You’ll be able to make plans with your Italian-speaking family, friends, or colleagues.

We’ll also help you to understand their instructions, so you arrive on the right day at the right time!

Quando ci dobbiamo incontrare?

When shall we meet?

Dove ci dobbiamo incontrare?

Where shall we meet?

Quando ti fa comodo? / Quando ti va meglio?

When is best for you?

Quando Le fa comodo?

When is best for you? (formal)

In quale giorno?

On which day?

Questa settimana?

This week?

La prossima settimana?

Next week?

Nel fine settimana?

On the weekend?

Durante la settimana?

During the week?

All'inizio della settimana?

At the start of the week?

Alla fine della settimana?

At the end of the week?

Daily planner

Parts of the day in Italian

Once you've agreed on a day you need to agree on a time…

Al mattino / alla mattina

In the morning

Prima di pranzo

Before lunch

A pranzo

At lunchtime

Nel pomeriggio

In the afternoon

Di sera / la sera

In the evening

Di notte / la notte

At night

Here are some more words and phrases to do with time for you…

Presto

Early

Più presto

Earlier

Tardi

Late

Più tardi

Later (on)

Fra poco

Soon

Adesso / ora

Now

Subito

Straight away

Ieri

Yesterday

Oggi

Today

Domani

Tomorrow

Dopodomani

The day after tomorrow

Prima o poi

Sometime

Alle dieci

At ten o'clock

Fra tre giorni

In three days

That's it for this lesson, if you want more lessons on Italian time then I recommend these ones!

A presto!

Maria DiLorenzi and the Rocket Italian Team

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