2 8 WEEK 3
1 Warm up
How do you say “he is” and “they are”? (pp.14–15)
Now say “he is not” and “they are not.” (pp.14–15)
What is Italian for “my mother”? (pp.10–11)
I giorni e i mesi
Days and months
In Italian, days of the week (i giorni della settimana) and months (i mesi) do not have capital letters. Notice that with months you generally use in: in ottobre (in October); with days you use nothing: lunedì (on Monday), but when it means every Monday you use the article (il/la): il lunedì (on Mondays).
2 Words to remember: days of the week
Familiarize yourself with these words and test yourself using the flap.
lunedì |
Monday |
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loonedee |
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martedì |
Tuesday |
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martedee |
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mercoledì |
Wednesday |
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merkoledee |
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Ci vediamo domani. |
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giovedì |
Thursday |
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chee vedeeamoh |
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jovedee |
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domanee |
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venerdì |
Friday |
We meet tomorrow. |
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venerdee |
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sabato |
Saturday |
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sabatoh |
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domenica |
Sunday |
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domeneekah |
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oggi |
today |
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ojjee |
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domani |
tomorrow |
Ho una prenotazione |
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domanee |
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per oggi. |
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ieri |
yesterday |
oh oonah prenota- |
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tseeonay per ojjee |
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yayree |
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I have a reservation |
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for today. |
3 Useful phrases: days
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
La riunione non è |
The meeting isn’t |
martedì. |
on Tuesday. |
lah reeooneeonay non |
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ay martedee |
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La domenica lavoro. |
I work on Sundays. |
lah domeneekah lavoroh
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4 Words to remember: months of the year
Familiarize yourself with these words and test yourself using the flap.
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January |
gennaio |
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jennaheeoh |
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February |
febbraio |
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febbraheeoh |
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March |
marzo |
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martsoh |
Il nostro anniversario |
April |
aprile |
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apreelay |
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è in luglio. |
May |
maggio |
eel nostroh anneever- |
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sareeoh ay een loollyoh |
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majjeeoh |
Our anniversary is |
June |
giugno |
in July. |
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jooneeoh |
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July |
luglio |
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loollyoh |
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August |
agosto |
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agostoh |
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September |
settembre |
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settembray |
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October |
ottobre |
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ottobray |
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November |
novembre |
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novembray |
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December |
dicembre |
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deechembray |
Natale è in dicembre. |
month |
mese |
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mezay |
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natalay ay een |
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anno |
deechembray |
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Christmas is in |
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annoh |
December. |
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5 Useful phrases: months
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
My children are on |
I miei bambini sono |
vacation in August. |
in vacanza in agosto. |
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ee mee-ayee |
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bambeenee sonoh een |
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vakantsah een agostoh |
My birthday is |
Il mio compleanno è |
in June. |
in giugno. |
eel mee-oh kompleahnnoh ay een jooneeoh
3 0 WEEK 3
1 Warm up
Count in Italian from 1 to 10. (pp.10–11)
Say “I have a reservation.” (pp.20–1)
Say “The meeting is on Wednesday.” (pp.28–9)
L’ora e i numeri
Time and numbers
On a day-to-day basis Italians use the 12-hour clock, sometimes adding di mattina (in the morning), di pomeriggio
(in the afternoon), di sera (in the evening), or di notte (at night). To say the time you say Sono le…, as in Sono le dieci (It’s ten o’clock), except for It’s one o’clock, which is È l’una.
2 Words to remember: time
Memorize how to tell the time in Italian.
l’una |
one o’clock |
loonah |
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l’una e cinque |
five after one |
loonah ay cheenkway |
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l’una e un quarto |
quarter after one |
loonah ay oon kwartoh |
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l’una e mezzo |
one-thirty |
loonah ay metsoh |
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l’una e venti |
one-twenty |
loonah ay ventee |
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le due meno un quarto |
quarter to two |
lay dooay menoh oon |
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kwartoh |
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le due meno dieci |
ten to two |
lay dooay meno deeaychee |
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3 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
Che ore sono? |
What time is it? |
kay oray sonoh |
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A che ora vuole la |
What time do you |
colazione? |
want breakfast? |
ah kay orah voo-olay |
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lah kolatseeonay |
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Ho una prenotazione |
I have a reservation |
per le dodici. |
for twelve o’clock. |
oh oonah prenotatseeonay per lay dodeechee
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4 Words to remember: higher numbers
To say 21, 31, and so on, you say ventuno, trentuno, etc. After that, just add the number as in ventidue (22), ventitré
(23), trentadue (32), trentatré (33).
To say the date, you generally use the regular number: Oggi è il 26 settembre
(Today is September 26th).
The exception is the first day of the month when you say “the first,” as in Domani è il primo febbraio
eleven undici oondeechee
twelve dodici dodeechee
thirteen tredici traydeechee
fourteen quattordici kwattordeechee
fifteen quindici kweendeechee
sixteen sedici sedeechee
seventeen diciassette deechassettay
eighteen diciotto deechottoh
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nineteen |
diciannove |
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deechannovay |
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twenty |
venti |
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ventee |
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thirty |
trenta |
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trentah |
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forty |
quaranta |
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kwarantah |
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fifty |
cinquanta |
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cheenkwantah |
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sixty |
sessanta |
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sessantah |
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seventy |
settanta |
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settantah |
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Sono ottantacinque |
eighty |
ottanta |
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euro. |
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ottantah |
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sonoh ottantacheenkway |
ninety |
novanta |
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ayooroh |
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That’s eighty-five euros. |
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novantah |
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hundred |
cento |
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5 |
Say it |
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chentoh |
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twenty-five |
three hundred |
trecento |
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sixty-eight |
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traychentoh |
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thousand |
mille |
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eighty-four |
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meellay |
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ninety-one |
ten thousand |
diecimila |
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It’s five to ten. |
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deeaycheemeelah |
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two hundred |
duecentomila |
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It’s eleven-thirty. |
thousand |
dooaychentomeelah |
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What time is lunch? |
one million |
un milione |
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oon meeleeonay