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Years in Italian: Learn How to Say Them Right!

1. Matteo would rather we didn’t keep talking about his age… so let’s talk about his age. What year was he born?

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Millenovecentocinquantadue

Millenovecentoottantadue

Duemilaventi

Ottocento

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2. Let’s review how to say thousand and two thousand, because there are a couple of tricky details! Which two rules are correct?

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1000 = Mile (single L, ends in E)

1000 = Mille (double LL, ends in E)

2000 = Duemila (single L, ends in A)

2000 = Duemilla (double LL and ends in A)

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3. In 2023 a Botticelli painting, Madonna and Child, worth €100m was found hidden in a basement in Naples. How would you say that year again?

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Duemilaventitre

Dueventitre

Millenovecentonovantatre

Centomilioni di euro, mamma mia!

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4. In Italian you can shorten the year to the last two digits, just like in English! For example, ‘68 = sessantotto. What happened in Italy this year?

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Student and worker protests demanding social reform

Matteo was born

Women got the right to vote

The soccer team won the FIFA world cup

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5. You meet a new Italian friend, and you want to sneakily ask how old they are. What’s the most polite and indirect way?

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Quanto sei vecchio?

Di che anno sei?

Negli anni sessanta?

Sei più vecchio di me?

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6. How do we recommend learning how to say years in Italian?

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Feel like you should know them by now and give yourself a small electric shock every time you forget or get one wrong

Translate directly from English in your head

Memorise three you will use often in conversation and gradually build from there

Study the intricate details of Berlusconi’s past court cases

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