Days of the Week in Italian
Five of the seven Italian days end in a stressed -dì, and the accent is not optional. The article in front of the day decides whether you mean one Monday or every Monday.
The seven days
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illunedì
loo-neh-DEE
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Monday
Moon day. Stress falls on the last syllable
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ilmartedì
mar-teh-DEE
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Tuesday
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ilmercoledì
mehr-koh-leh-DEE
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Wednesday
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ilgiovedì
joh-veh-DEE
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Thursday
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ilvenerdì
veh-nehr-DEE
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Friday
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ilsabato
SAH-bah-toh
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Saturday
From the Sabbath. No -dì, and the stress moves forward
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ladomenica
doh-MEH-nee-kah
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Sunday
The only feminine day
Words that go with them
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la settimana
lah set-tee-MAH-nah
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the week
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il fine settimana
eel FEE-neh set-tee-MAH-nah
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the weekend
il weekend is just as common in speech
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oggi
OD-jee
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today
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domani
doh-MAH-nee
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tomorrow
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ieri
YEH-ree
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yesterday
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dopodomani
doh-poh-doh-MAH-nee
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the day after tomorrow
Monday, or every Monday
The bare day means one specific day: Ci vediamo lunedì, see you on Monday. There is no word for on.
Add the article and it becomes a habit: il lunedì means on Mondays, every Monday. Sunday takes la, so it is la domenica.
This matches French and is the opposite of Spanish, where the article marks the single day. If you are learning two of them, this is the pair to keep straight.
The accent on lunedì through venerdì marks the stress and is part of the spelling. Leaving it off is a spelling mistake, not a stylistic choice.
Days are never capitalised.
- Parto venerdì.I'm leaving on Friday.
- Il sabato non lavoro.I don't work on Saturdays.
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