How to Say ‘Last month’ in Italian
Il mese scorso
eel MEH-zeh SKOR-soh
[eel MEH-zeh SKOR-soh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Scorso] usually comes after the time word: [il mese scorso], [la settimana scorsa], [l'anno scorso]. That's different from English [last month / last week].
Phrase Breakdown
Il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
Il pranzo di domenica sarà a casa nostra.
The Sunday lunch will be at our house.
mese
[MEH-zeh]
month
A unit of time; also used in everyday date expressions.
Questo mese vediamo spesso i parenti.
This month we see the relatives often.
scorso
[SKOR-soh]
last / past
Used for something from the previous time period, like last week or last month.
La settimana scorsa siamo andati dai nonni.
Last week we went to the grandparents’ house.
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