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Months of the Year in Italian: A Quick and Easy Lesson

1. You want to go to Milan in July, but your Italian friend advises you against it, because it’s too hot. How might she say this?

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A giugno fa troppo caldo

A juglio fa troppo caldo

A luglio fa troppo caldo

A giuglio fa troppo caldo

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2. What’s a common mistake English speakers make when saying “September” and “October” in Italian? They…

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Add an extra syllable, as in set–tem–BEH–reh

Make the double “tt” in settembre and ottobre too long

Forget to pronounce the silent letters “p” in settembre and “c” in ottobre

Insert a “p” in settembre and “c” in ottobre, when it should just be a long “t”

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3. There’s one month where you’ll find lots of things closed in Italian cities, because everyone escapes the heat and heads out to the mountains or beaches. How do we say this month in Italian?

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agusto

agosto

augusto

agostu

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4. Which of the following is not a month of the year in Italian?

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gennaio

febbraio

marcio

aprile

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5. You’re planning a winter break to Rome. How would you ask about things to do in December?

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Cosa c’è da fare a decembre? (pronounced DEH–CHEM–BREH)

Cosa c’è da fare su decembre? (pronounced DEH–CHEM–BREH)

Cosa c’è da fare a dicembre? (pronounced DEE–CHEM–BREH)

Cosa c’è da fare in un decennio? (pronounced DEH–CHEN–YO)

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6. Which of the following is NOT a good way to remember the months in Italian?

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Start with the important ones you’ll likely use most when speaking Italian

Go through them in your head (or aloud) when you get a spare minute

Write them in your calendar and say them aloud every time you see them

Think “I should know this by now” and get frustrated every time you forget one

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