Premio Strega: Italy’s most prestigious literary award
The Premio Strega is Italy’s most prestigious and sought-after literary award.
Learn the vocabulary of the days of the week in Italian. You’ll find a downloadable vocabulary list with English translation and audio file, and a practical vocabulary trainer with flashcards and a game.
Ascolta e ripeti. Listen and repeat.
lunedì | Monday |
martedì | Tuesday |
mercoledì | Wednesday |
giovedì | Thursday |
venerdì | Friday |
sabato | Saturday |
domenica | Sunday |
Do you know why almost all weekdays end with dì? Because dì is a synonym of giorno (even if it’s a bit outdated), so dì means day
The names of the weekdays have their origin in the Latin language:
Lunedì | il giorno della Luna dies Lunae | Day of the moon |
Martedì | il giorno di Marte dies Martis | Day of Mars |
Mercoledì | il giorno di Mercurio dies Mercurii | Day of Mercury |
Giovedì | il giorno di Giove dies Iovis | Day of Jupiter |
Venerdì | il giorno di Venere dies Veneris | Day of Venus |
The original reference to Saturno (dies Saturni) and Sole (dies Solis) of the last two days of the week has been replaced by religious references: il sabato, from the Hebrew shabbath, is il giorno del riposo the day of rest, e la domenica, dies Domini, is il giorno del Signore the Day of the Lord.
Write the corresponding Italian word of the days of the week.
There are 5 weeks of the day Crucipuzzle. Can you find them all? Buon divertimento!
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The Premio Strega is Italy’s most prestigious and sought-after literary award.
La capretta Lilli voleva aiutare, ma cosa poteva fare? – con PASSATO PROSSIMO E IMPERFETTO
A simple quiz in Italian about Dante and the Divine Comedy
Summary of The Divine Comedy with significant quotes
Un breve racconto per esercitarsi con il congiuntivo • con ESERCIZI