1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Italian Language

Measures / Calendar / Time / Seasons / Weather

By Michael San Filippo, About.com

Palermo: Santa Maria della Catena

Palermo: Santa Maria della Catena

MEASURES

centimetru
centimeter

chilometru
kilometer

chilu
kilo

litru
liter

metru
meter

DAYS OF THE WEEK

luneddì
Monday

marteddì
Tuesday

mercoleddì
Wednesday

gioveddì
Thursday

venerddì
Friday

sabbatu
Saturday

duminica
Sunday

MONTHS OF THE YEAR

jinnaru
January

fivraru
February

marzu
March

aprili
April

maggiu
May

giugnu
June

lugliu
July

agustu
August

settembri
September

ottubbri
October

novembri
November

dicembri
December

TIME

Chi ura è?
What time is it?

È l'una.
It is one o'clock.

Sunu id dui.
It is two o'clock.

Sunu i dui e menzu.
It is two-thirty.

Sunu i dui menu un quartu.
It is a quarter to two.

THE FOUR SEASONS

primavera
spring

estati
summer

autunnu
autumn

invernu
winter

THE WEATHER

Chi tempu fa?
How is the weather?

Fa friddu oggi.
Today it is cold.

Fa cauru.
It's warm.

Chiovi.
It's raining.

È na bedda jurnata.
It's a gorgeous day.

Nun chiovi, ma fa ventu.
It's not raining, but it is windy.

È nuvulusu.
It's cloudy.

Quanti gradi fa fora?
How many degrees is it outside?

Rumani ci sarà una timpesta.
Tomorrow there will be a thunderstorm.

Explore Italian Language

About.com Special Features

A Smarter Future

Tips that will help finance your education, excel in the classroom, and advance your career. More >

How to Ace the GRE

Being well prepared is the first step; here are more essential suggestions. More >

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Italian Language
  4. Dialects
  5. Sicilian
  6. Sicilian Phrasebook

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.