Page 30 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

28 WE E K 3
I GIORNI E I MESI
Warm up (1minute)
Days and months
How do you say “he is”
and “they are”? (pp.14–15) In Italian, days of the week (i giorni della settimana)
Now say “he is not” and and months (i mesi) do not have capital letters. Notice
“they are not.” (pp.14–15) that with months you generally use in: in ottobre (in
O O
What is Italian for “my October); with days you use nothing: ctober); with days you use nothing: ctober lunedì (on Monday (on Monday (on Monday), on Monday ),
mother”? (pp.10–11) but when it means every Monday you use the article
(il/la): il lunedì (on Mondays (on Mondays ( ).
Words to remember: days of the week (5 minutes)

Familiarize yourself with these words and
test yourself using the cover flap.
lunedì Monday
loonedee
martedì Tuesday
martedee
mercoledì Wednesday
merkoledee
giovedì Thursday Ci vediamo domani.
jovedee chee vedeeamoh domanee
We meet tomorrow.
venerdì Friday
venerdee
sabato Saturday
sabatoh
domenica Sunday
domeneekah
oggi today
ojjee
domani tomorrow
domanee Ho una prenotazione per oggi.
ieri yesterday oh oonah prenotatseeonay per ojjee
yayree I have a reservation for today.

Useful phrases: days (2 minutes)

Learn these phrases and then test yourself
using the cover flap.
La riunione The meeting isn’t
non è martedì. on Tuesday.
lah reeooneeonay
non ay martedee
La domenica lavoro. I work on Sundays.
lah domeneekah lavoroh