How to Say ‘Next week’ in Italian
La settimana prossima
lah set-tee-MAH-nah PROHS-see-mah
[lah set-tee-MAH-nah PROHS-see-mah]
💬 Usage Tip: In Italian, words like prossima usually come after the noun here: la settimana prossima, not the other way round. You can reuse the pattern with time phrases like l'anno prossimo.
Phrase Breakdown
La settimana
lah set-tee-MAH-nah
The week
A noun phrase with the definite article la.
La settimana è stata lunga.
The week was long.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
"La" is the feminine singular definite article used with "settimana."
La settimana prossima ho più tempo per incontrarti.
Next week I have more time to meet you.
settimana
[set-tee-MAH-nah]
week
"Settimana" means "week" and is often used in time expressions.
La settimana prossima possiamo prendere un caffè.
Next week we can have a coffee.
prossima
[PROHS-see-mah]
next
"Prossima" means "next" and completes the common phrase "la settimana prossima" = "next week."
La settimana prossima ti scrivo per confermare.
Next week I’ll write to you to confirm.
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