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How to Say ‘Twice a week’ in Italian

Due volte a settimana

DOOH-eh VOHL-teh ah set-tee-MAH-nah

[DOOH-eh VOHL-teh ah set-tee-MAH-nah]

💬 Usage Tip: Use a where English says "a" or "per". With il, it merges: tre volte al giorno "three times a day".

Phrase Breakdown

Due volte

DOOH-eh VOHL-teh

Twice (two times)

'Volta/volte' means time(s), as in occurrences. Say DOO-eh VOL-teh.

Example

L'ho visto due volte.

I saw him twice.

Words in this phrase

Due

[DOOH-eh]

Two

Indicating the second item in a series.

Example

Due persone hanno chiesto di vedere la mamma.

Two people asked to see mom.

volte

[VOHL-teh]

times

Instances of regular occurrence.

Example

L'ho visto mille volte.

I've seen it a thousand times.

a settimana

ah set-tee-MAH-nah

a week

'A' + time period expresses frequency. Hold the double 't': set-tee-MAH-nah.

Example

Vado in palestra tre volte a settimana.

I go to the gym three times a week.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

per / a

In frequency expressions, 'a' means 'per'.

Example

Tre volte al giorno.

Three times a day.

settimana

[set-tee-MAH-nah]

week

"Settimana" means "week" and is feminine in Italian.

Example

La settimana prossima ti mando un messaggio.

Next week I’ll send you a message.

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