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How to Say ‘Here it rained all day on Saturday.’ in Italian

Qui sabato ha piovuto tutto il giorno.

kwee SAH-bah-toh ah pyoh-VOO-toh TOOT-toh eel jor-no

[kwee SAH-bah-toh ah pyoh-VOO-toh TOOT-toh eel jor-no]

Phrase Breakdown

Qui sabato

kwee SAH-bah-toh

Here on Saturday

'Qui' means 'here' and sounds like 'kwee'. Stress the first syllable of 'SA-ba-to'. Days of the week need no 'on' in Italian.

Example

Qui sabato c'è il mercato.

Here on Saturday there's the market.

Words in this phrase

Qui

[kwee]

here

Indicates this place; useful when talking about the current company or environment.

Example

"Qui" l'ambiente sembra molto collaborativo.

"Here" the environment seems very collaborative.

sabato

[SAH-bah-toh]

Saturday

The day of the week after Friday.

Example

Sabato vado al mare.

On Saturday I go to the sea.

ha piovuto

ah pyoh-VOO-toh

it rained

The 'h' in 'ha' is silent. 'Piovuto' comes from 'piovere' (to rain) and is said 'pyo-VOO-to'.

Example

Stanotte ha piovuto.

It rained last night.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

has

Auxiliary verb from 'avere', used to form the past tense.

Example

Mi ha scritto questa mattina dopo l'incontro.

He/She wrote to me this morning after the meeting.

piovuto

[pyoh-VOO-toh]

rained

Past participle of 'piovere', to rain.

Example

Ieri ha piovuto molto.

It rained a lot yesterday.

tutto il giorno.

TOOT-toh eel jor-no

all day long

Lengthen the double 't' in 'tutto'. 'Tutto il' flows together smoothly.

Example

Ho dormito tutto il giorno.

I slept all day.

Words in this phrase

tutto

[TOOT-toh]

whole / entire

Before a noun with article, means the whole of it.

Example

Ho mangiato tutto il dolce.

I ate the whole dessert.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

giorno

[jor-no]

day

A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time.

Example

Il giorno comincia con la colazione.

The day begins with breakfast.

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