Let's learn the months of the year in Italian
Last week, I shared some tips I made up for memorizing the days of the week in Italian.
As a native English speaker, one of the things I was finding tricky about remembering the days of the week in Italian is that they sometimes don't sound like the English equivalents.
The good news about months is that they all sound like the English versions.
- Gennaio (January)
- Febbraio (February)
- Marzo (March)
- Aprile (April)
- Maggio (May)
- Giugno (June)
- Luglio (July) - This one's the only one that's a little iffy, but here's a little history to make it make sense. In 44 BCE, after Julius Caesar's death, the Roman Senate renamed the month "Julius" in his honor. Over time, "Julius" evolved into "Luglio" in Italian, as Italian evolved from Latin.
- Agosto (August)
- Settembre (September)
- Ottobre (October)
- Novembre (November)
- Dicembre (December)
Idiom of the day
"Buono come il pane."
Literally "Good like bread." This is used when describing someone you really like.
"Justin è buono come il pane 😄"