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How to Say ‘May first’ in Italian

Il primo maggio

eel pree-mo MAHJ-joh

[eel pree-mo MAHJ-joh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: May first is la Festa dei Lavoratori "Labour Day", a national holiday. Expect most shops and offices to be closed, and big free concerts in the cities.

Phrase Breakdown

[eel]

the

The masculine singular definite article, equivalent to "the."

Example

Nella frase "Il ritardo", "Il" è l'articolo.

In the phrase "The delay," "Il" is the article.

primo

[pree-mo]

first

Number one in a set or sequence.

Example

Il primo classificato riceverà un premio.

The first to rank will receive a prize.

maggio

[MAHJ-joh]

May

The fifth month; 1 May is Labour Day in Italy.

Example

A maggio ci sono molti fiori.

In May there are many flowers.

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