{"id":6721,"date":"2024-04-26T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=6721"},"modified":"2024-04-26T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:13:11","slug":"days-of-the-week-in-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/days-of-the-week-in-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"The Days of the Week in Italian \u2013 A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The days of the week in Italian are essential<\/em> to learn.<\/p>\n

Imagine you’re on vacation in Italy. It’s hot outside and you’re in the mood for some ice cream. But as you approach what looks like a fabulous gelateria<\/em>, you realize that the shop is closed and nobody is inside! On the glass door you see this sign: Lun-Mar 10-22, Mer-Sab 11-22, Dom CHIUSO<\/em>. Today is Wednesday. It’s 9:50 in the morning. Should you wait for the gelateria<\/em> to open or find another place?<\/p>\n

Read this article and you will find the answer!<\/p>\n

<\/a>What are the days of the week in Italian?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

<\/a>Luned\u00ec – Monday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Italian translation for Monday is luned\u00ec<\/strong>. It comes from the Latin “di\u0113s L\u016bnae”, which literally means “the day of the moon”. Luna<\/strong> is the Italian word for “moon”.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Marted\u00ec – Tuesday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Marted\u00ec<\/strong> is how you say Tuesday in Italian. It comes from the Latin “di\u0113s M\u0101rtis”, which means “the day of Mars”. Marte<\/strong> is how you say “Mars” in Italian.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Mercoled\u00ec – Wednesday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Use mercoled\u00ec<\/strong> to translate Wednesday to Italian. It comes from the Latin “di\u0113s Mercuri\u012b”, which literally means “the day of Mercury”. Mercurio<\/strong> is how you say “Mercury” in Italian.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Gioved\u00ec – Thursday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Italian translation for Thursday is gioved\u00ec<\/strong>. It comes from the Latin “Iovis”, the word for Jupiter. Giove<\/strong> is the Italian word for it.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Venerd\u00ec – Friday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Venerd\u00ec<\/strong>, Friday, comes from the Latin “Veneris”, which means Venus. Venere<\/strong> is how you say Venus in Italian.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Sabato – Saturday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sabato<\/strong>, the Italian translation for Saturday, doesn’t come from Latin. It comes from the Sabbath<\/em>, the Jewish day of rest.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Domenica – Sunday<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Finally, domenica<\/strong> is the Italian word for Sunday. It comes from the Latin “dies dom\u00ecnicus”, which means “the Lord’s day”. Italian has a long Catholic tradition, and this is reflected in this day of the week when many Italians go to church.<\/p>\n

<\/a>How to remember the days of the week in Italian<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It’s easy to remember the days of the week in Italian. Just think of the Roman gods most of them are associated with. English days of the week use Germanic gods, and you’ll see that there’s a connection with Roman gods as well. If Roman mythology is not your thing, think of the planets in our solar system: they have the same names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Italian<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish<\/strong><\/td>\nKeyword<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luned\u00ec<\/td>\nMonday<\/td>\nLunatic, moody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marted\u00ec<\/td>\nTuesday<\/td>\nMars\/Tyr (gods of war)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mercoled\u00ec<\/td>\nWednesday<\/td>\nMercury\/Wodan (messengers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gioved\u00ec<\/td>\nThursday<\/td>\nJupiter\/Thor (gods of thunder)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venerd\u00ec<\/td>\nFriday<\/td>\nVenus\/Frigg (goddesses)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sabato<\/td>\nSaturday<\/td>\nSabbath<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Domenica<\/td>\nSunday<\/td>\nDom-<\/em> words (conveying lordship)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The first 5 days of the week in Italian rhyme with one another. They end in -d\u00ec<\/strong>, which is an old-fashioned translation of “day”.<\/p>\n