Italian for English speakers Sports · Lesson 0

Events in a week

Days in Italian — Mercoledì (Wednesday) — and planning Quando giochiamo a tennis? (When are we playing tennis?).

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    Quando c'è la partita di tennis?

    When are we going to play tennis?

    Tip: <Partita> = Match

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Mercoledì

    On Wednesday

  3. Meera Meera

    Cosa succede se piove?

    What happens if it rains?

    Tip: <Succede> = Happens <Se> = If

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Se piove non giochiamo

    If it rains, we won't play

    Tip: <Non Giochiamo> = Not play

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Days of the week in Italian?

Lunedì, martedì, mercoledì, giovedì, venerdì, sabato, domenica. Lowercase. Note: stress on -ì for weekdays.

How do you say 'on Wednesday'?

Mercoledì (no preposition needed). For 'every Wednesday' (recurring): il mercoledì (with definite article).

Italian sports vocabulary?

Giocare a + sport: giocare a tennis, giocare a calcio (soccer). Fare + sport: fare yoga, fare ginnastica.

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