Listen to the pronunciation of the days of the week by a native Italian speaker in the video.
I giorni della settimana in italiano
(The days of the week in Italian)
il giorno = the day (singular)
i giorni = the days (plural)
la settimana = the week
The Italian days of the week do NOT start with a capital letter as in English.
- lunedì – Monday
- martedì – Tuesday
- mercoledì – Wednesday
- giovedì – Thursday
- venerdì – Friday
- sabato – Saturday
- domenica – Sunday
Notice how the “work” days of the week all end in dì.
In italia, il primo giorno della settimana è il lunedì
(In Italy, the first day of the week is lunedì – Monday)
Some other words that are associated with days of the week include:
- ieri = yesterday
- oggi = today
- domani = tomorrow
- dopodomani = the day after tomorrow
And everyone’s favorite…
Sabato e domenica = il fine settimana
(Saturday and Sunday = the weekend)
Can you say the names of the days in Italian below?
(See the video if you would like to hear the pronunciation of each day – coming soon)
How to ask what day it is in Italian
If you would like to know what day it is, you ask:
- Che giorno è oggi? – What day is it today?
And the response will be the name of the day by itself, or:
- Oggi è … mercoledì. – Today is … Wednesday.
Qual è il tuo giorno preferito? (= What is your favorite day?)
Il mio giorno preferito è …
NOTE: All of the days of the week are masculine except for domenica which is feminine.