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How to Say ‘Today is the first of May.’ in Italian

Oggi è il primo maggio.

OHD-jee eh eel pree-mo MAHJ-joh

[OHD-jee eh eel pree-mo MAHJ-joh]

Phrase Breakdown

Oggi è

OHD-jee eh

Today is

Say it smoothly as OHJ-jee EH.

Example

Oggi è sabato.

Today is Saturday.

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 primo maggio.

eel pree-mo MAHJ-joh

May first.

Use 'primo' for the first of the month. Hold the double 'g' in 'maggio'.

Example

Ci vediamo il primo maggio.

See you on May first.

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.

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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