{"id":17718,"date":"2019-01-30T17:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=17718"},"modified":"2019-01-30T17:41:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:41:01","slug":"italian-temporal-expressions-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/italian-temporal-expressions-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Temporal Expressions – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we’re going to begin looking at words and expressions that deal with time. This is a pretty big topic, so it will be divided in several parts. Let’s begin with the basic vocabulary.<\/span><\/p>\n

We’ll take a logical journey through time, moving from the past to the present and the future.<\/p>\n

1. Parlando del passato<\/strong> = Speaking about the past:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ieri<\/strong> = yesterday
\nla notte scorsa<\/strong> = last night
\nquesta notte<\/strong> = last night (colloquial)<\/em>
\nl’altro ieri<\/strong> = the day before yesterday (literally: ‘the other yesterday’)<\/em>
\nl’altro giorno<\/strong> = the other day
\ntre giorni fa<\/strong> = three days ago
\nsabato scorso<\/strong> = last Saturday
\nla settimana scorsa<\/strong> = last week
\nl’altra settimana<\/strong> = the other week
\ndue settimane fa<\/strong> = two weeks ago
\nil mese scorso<\/strong> = last month
\nl’altro mese<\/strong> = the other month
\nun mese fa<\/strong> = a month ago
\nl’anno scorso<\/strong> = last year
\nl’altr’anno<\/strong> = the other year
\ncinque anni fa<\/strong> = five years ago<\/p>\n

Contextual examples:<\/span><\/span>
\ncinque anni fa<\/span> trovai una gattina abbandonata in giardino<\/strong> = five years ago, I found an abandoned kitten in the garden
\nla settimana scorsa<\/span> siamo andati a Sarzana<\/strong> = last week we went to Sarzana
\nquesta notte<\/span> ho sentito un gufo che chiamava<\/strong> = last night I heard an owl calling
\nl’altro ieri<\/span> mi ha telefonato Fabio<\/strong> = Fabio phoned me the day before yesterday<\/p>\n

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Ambra, the kitten that I found in the garden. Here she is sleeping in one of the cat-food bowls.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

2. Parlando del presente<\/strong> = Speaking about the present:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

oggi<\/strong> = today
\nquesta mattina\/stamattina<\/strong> = this morning
\nquesto pomeriggio\/oggi pomeriggio<\/strong> = this afternoon
\nquesta sera\/stasera<\/strong> = this evening
\nquesta notte\/stanotte<\/strong> = tonight, differentiated from questa notte<\/strong> (last night)<\/em> in section 1. by verb tense and context
\nquesta settimana<\/strong> = this week
\nquesto mese<\/strong> = this month
\nquest’anno<\/strong> = this year<\/p>\n

Contextual examples:<\/span><\/span>
\nstanotte<\/span> devo andare a letto presto<\/strong> = I have to go to bed early tonight
\nquesta settimana<\/span> ho una visita medica<\/strong> = I’ve got a medical appointment this week
\nscusa, questa mattina<\/span> sono incasinato<\/strong> = sorry, I’m busy this morning
\nstasera<\/span> vado a teatro<\/strong> = I’m going to the theatre this evening<\/p>\n

3. Parlando del futuro<\/strong> = Speaking about the future:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

domani<\/strong> = tomorrow
\ndomani mattina\/domattina<\/strong> = tomorrow morning
\ndomani pomeriggio\/sera\/notte<\/strong> = tomorrow afternoon\/evening\/night
\ndopodomani<\/strong> = the day after tomorrow
\nfra un’ora<\/strong> = in an hour
\nfra una settimana<\/strong> = in a week
\nvenerd\u00ec prossimo<\/strong> = next Friday
\nquest’altra settimana\/la settimana prossima\/la prossima settimana<\/strong> = next week
\nquest’altro mese\/il mese prossimo\/il prossimo mese<\/strong> = next month
\nquest’altro anno\/l’anno prossimo\/il prossimo anno<\/strong> = next year
\nnei prossimi giorni\/mesi<\/strong> = in the next few days\/months
\nnelle prossime ore\/settimane<\/strong> = in the next few hours\/weeks<\/p>\n

Contextual examples:<\/span><\/span>
\ndomani pomeriggio<\/span> ho un appuntamento col\u00a0 commercialista<\/strong> = tomorrow afternoon I have an appointment with my tax consultant
\nho il treno fra due ore<\/span><\/strong> = my train leaves in two hours
\nil prossimo mese<\/span> vogliamo visitare il museo archeologico di Parma<\/strong> = next month we want to visit the Parma archaeological museum
\nnelle prossime settimane<\/span> vedremo un cambio di direzione<\/strong> = in the next few weeks we’ll see a change of direction
\nquest’altro anno<\/span> Lucia comincia l’universit\u00e0<\/strong> = next year Lucia will start university<\/p>\n

If you have any questions leave a comment.<\/span><\/p>\nAlla prossima!<\/strong> (Until next time!)<\/span><\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Today we’re going to begin looking at words and expressions that deal with time. This is a pretty big topic, so it will be divided in several parts. Let’s begin with the basic vocabulary. We’ll take a logical journey through time, moving from the past to the present and the future. ieri = yesterday la…<\/p>\n

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