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Time expressions in Italian

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Time expressions in Italian can have different meanings depending on context. Tempo can refer to time or the weather. Ancora can mean that something continues or happens again. Già often marks something as already done, while Appena can indicate that it has just happened.

In negative statements, Mai normally requires a negative marker before the verb when it follows the verb. In questions, it can ask whether something has ever happened. Prima and Dopo locate an event before or after another reference point. Poi typically introduces the next event in a sequence.

  1. Intanto /inˈtanto/ Meanwhile A2Intermediate#
  2. Periodicità /perioditʃiˈta/ la Periodicity C1Advanced#
  3. Tempo /ˈtɛmpo/ il pl. i tempi Time A1Elementary#
  4. Giorno /ˈdʒorno/ il pl. i giorni Day A1Elementary#
  5. Anno /ˈanno/ l' pl. gli anni Year A1Elementary#
  6. Mattina /matˈtina/ la pl. le mattine Morning A1Elementary#
  7. Notte /ˈnɔtte/ la pl. le notti Night A1Elementary#
  8. Ieri /ˈjɛri/ Yesterday A1Elementary#
  9. Oggi /ˈɔddʒi/ Today A1Elementary#
  10. Domani /doˈmani/ Tomorrow A1Elementary#
  11. Adesso /aˈdɛsso/ Now A1Elementary#
  12. Prima /ˈprima/ Before A1Elementary#
  13. Dopo /ˈdopo/ After A1Elementary#
  14. Poi /ˈpɔi/ Then A1Elementary#
  15. Sempre /ˈsɛmpre/ Always A1Elementary#
  16. Mai /mai/ Never A1Elementary#
  17. Ancora /anˈkora/ Still A1Elementary#
  18. Mese /ˈmeze/ il pl. i mesi Month A1Elementary#
  19. Dopodomani /dopodoˈmani/ Day after tomorrow A1Elementary#
  20. L'altro ieri /ˈlaltro ˈjɛri/ The day before yesterday A2Elementary#
  21. Agenda /aˈdʒɛnda/ l' pl. le agende Diary planner A2Intermediate#
  22. Scadenza /skaˈdɛntsa/ la pl. le scadenze Expiration B1Intermediate#
  23. Di frequente /di freˈkwɛnte/ Frequently B1Intermediate#
  24. Durata /duˈrata/ la pl. le durate Duration A2Intermediate#
  25. Settimana /settiˈmana/ la pl. le settimane Week A1Elementary#
  26. Mezzogiorno /meddzoˈdʒorno/ il pl. i mezzogiorni Noon A1Elementary#
  27. Mezzanotte /meddzaˈnɔtte/ la pl. le mezzanotti Midnight A1Elementary#
  28. Subito /ˈsubito/ Immediately A1Elementary#
  29. Già /ˈdʒa/ Already A1Elementary#
  30. Appena /apˈpena/ Just A2Elementary#
  31. Quinquennio /kwiŋˈkwɛnnjo/ il pl. i quinquenni Five-year period B2Advanced#
  32. Spesso /ˈspesso/ Often A1Elementary#
  33. Orologio /oroˈlɔdʒo/ l' pl. gli orologi Clock A1Elementary#
  34. Raramente /ˌraraˈmente/ Rarely A2Elementary#
  35. Tramonto /traˈmonto/ il pl. i tramonti Sunset A2Elementary#
  36. Periodo /peˈriodo/ il pl. i periodi Period A2Elementary#
  37. Calendario /kalenˈdarjo/ il pl. i calendari Calendar A1Elementary#
  38. Alba /ˈalba/ l' pl. le albe Sunrise A2Elementary#
  39. Semestre /seˈmɛstre/ il pl. i semestri Semester B1Intermediate#
  40. Decennio /deˈtʃɛnnjo/ il pl. i decenni Decade B1Intermediate#
  41. Secolo /ˈsɛkolo/ il pl. i secoli Century A2Intermediate#
  42. Millennio /milˈlɛnnjo/ il pl. i millenni Millennium B2Intermediate#
  43. Talvolta /talˈvɔlta/ Sometimes B1Intermediate#
  44. Intervallo /interˈvallo/ l' pl. gli intervalli Interval A2Intermediate#
  45. Cronologia /kronoloˈdʒia/ la pl. le cronologie Chronology B2Intermediate#

Rules to remember

  • Giorno, Mese and Anno are masculine nouns; Notte and Settimana are feminine. Gender cannot be determined from the final vowel alone.
  • Ieri, Oggi and Domani are adverbs: they do not change form for gender or number.
  • Già and Periodicità keep their written accents. Dopodomani is one word, Di frequente is two words, and L'altro ieri contains an apostrophe.

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