Italian for English speakers Farm · Lesson 1

Multiple times per day

Frequency in Italian — Tre volte al giorno: al mattino, al pomeriggio e alla sera (Three times a day: morning, afternoon, evening).

Conversation

  1. Muri Muri

    Quante volte ti lavi i denti al giorno?

    How many times per day do you brush your teeth?

    Tip: <Quante> = How many <Lavare> = Wash/ brush <Tu lavi> + [something] = You wash + [something] <Tu ti lavi> + [something] = You wash + [your own something]

  2. Meera Meera

    Tre volte al giorno: mattina, pomeriggio e sera

    Three times per day: in the morning, afternoon and evening

    Tip: <Tre> = Three <Volte> = Times <Giorno> = Day

  3. Muri Muri

    Io solo due: mattina e sera

    I only do it twice: in the morning and evening

    Tip: <Solo>, as used here, means "only"

  4. Meera Meera

    Capisco. Lavori qui tutto il giorno

    I see. You work here all day

    Tip: <Lavori> = Work

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'X times per day' in Italian?

[Number] + volte al giorno: una volta (once), due volte (twice), tre volte (three times).

Times of day in Italian?

Il mattino (morning), il pomeriggio (afternoon), la sera (evening), la notte (night). Al mattino, al pomeriggio, alla sera.

How do you say 'brush teeth' in Italian?

Lavarsi i denti = 'wash one's teeth'. Reflexive: mi lavo i denti = 'I brush my teeth'.

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