How to Say ‘Is on May twelfth’ in Italian
È il dodici maggio
eh eel DOH-dee-chee MAHD-joh
[eh eel DOH-dee-chee MAHD-joh]
💬 Usage Tip: With dates, Italian usually puts the article before the day number: [il dodici maggio], [il tre settembre]. For months on their own, no article: [a maggio], [a dicembre].
Phrase Breakdown
È
[eh]
is
Form of 'to be' used to state a date.
La festa è il dodici maggio.
The party is on the twelfth of May.
il
[eel]
the
Article used before a date in Italian.
L'incontro è il dodici maggio.
The meeting is on the twelfth of May.
dodici
[DOH-dee-chee]
twelve / twelfth
A number used in dates to mean the twelfth day.
Il dodici è un numero facile da ricordare.
Twelve is an easy number to remember.
maggio
[MAHD-joh]
May
The month of May.
Maggio è un mese primaverile.
May is a spring month.
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