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How to Say ‘Today is March second.’ in Italian

Oggi è il due marzo.

OHD-jee eh eel DOO-eh MAHR-tsoh

[OHD-jee eh eel DOO-eh MAHR-tsoh]

Phrase Breakdown

Oggi è

OHD-jee eh

Today is

'Oggi' means 'today'. Say 'OHJ-jee' with a long double g. 'È' means 'is' and has an open 'eh' sound.

Example

Oggi è lunedì.

Today is Monday.

Words in this phrase

Oggi

[OHD-jee]

today

Time word meaning the current day.

Example

Oggi peso settanta chili.

Today I weigh seventy kilos.

[eh]

Third person singular of 'essere', meaning 'is'.

Example

È molto vicino.

It is very near.

il due marzo.

eel DOO-eh MAHR-tsoh

March 2nd.

This is the date: 'il' + number + month. Link 'il' smoothly to 'due' ('eel DOO-eh').

Example

La festa è il due marzo.

The party is on March 2nd.

Words in this phrase

[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.

due

[DOO-eh]

two

The number two.

Example

Aspetta per due minuti.

Wait for two minutes.

marzo

[MAHR-tsoh]

March

The third month of the year.

Example

La primavera inizia a marzo.

Spring begins in March.

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