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In Italian, the days of the week aren't capitalized. Eyeball this table of the days of the week in Italian (along with pronunciations and abbreviations) to ensure you get your days straight while in Italy.

Italian/Abbreviation Pronunciation Translation
domenica/do. doh-meh-nee-kah Sunday
lunedì/lun. looh-neh-dee Monday
martedì/mar. mahr-teh-dee Tuesday
mercoledì/mer. mehr-koh-leh-dee Wednesday
giovedì/gio. joh-veh-dee Thursday
venerdì/ven. veh-nehr-dee Friday
sabato/sab. sah-bah-toh Saturday

You might also need to know how to say the following:

  • Oggi (ohj-jee) (today)

  • Domani (doh-mah-nee) (tomorrow)

  • Dopodomani (doh-poh-doh-mah-nee) (day after tomorrow)

  • Ieri (yeh-ree) (yesterday)

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Francesca Romana Onofri is an Italian teacher and translator.

Karen Antje Möller is a veteran language teacher and author. She has worked with Berlitz Publishing on German-Italian projects and Italian exercise books.

Teresa Picarazzi, PhD, has taught Italian language, literature, and cinema for more than 30 years. She now teaches Italian at The Hopkins School in New Haven. She has lived, studied, and worked in Florence, Siena, Urbino, Cortona, and Ravenna, Italy. She has written books and several articles on Italian politics and culture.