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How to Say ‘They say it's going to rain all week.’ in Italian

Dicono che piove tutta la settimana.

DEE-koh-noh keh PYOH-veh TOO-ta lah set-tee-MAH-nah

[DEE-koh-noh keh PYOH-veh TOO-ta lah set-tee-MAH-nah]

💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech the present tense often covers the near future: piove here means "it's going to rain". dicono che "they say that" is a handy way to pass on forecasts or gossip.

Phrase Breakdown

Dicono che piove

DEE-koh-noh keh PYOH-veh

They say it's raining / it will rain

'Dicono' ('they say') is stressed on the first syllable: 'DEE-ko-no'. 'Che' is pronounced 'keh'. In 'piove' ('it rains'), say 'PYOH-veh'.

Example

Dicono che piove domani.

They say it's raining tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Dicono

[DEE-koh-noh]

they say

Third person plural of 'dire'; often means 'people say' or 'the forecast says'.

Example

Dicono che fa freddo.

They say it's cold.

che

[keh]

that

Used to identify a specific thing or person.

Example

Quello che lei fa è incredibile.

What she does is incredible.

piove

[PYOH-veh]

it rains / it will rain

From 'piovere'; the present is often used for near future in speech.

Example

Domani piove.

Tomorrow it will rain.

tutta la settimana.

TOO-ta lah set-tee-MAH-nah

all week.

This phrase tells you how long the rain will last. Remember the double 't' sounds in 'tutta' and 'settimana'.

Example

Sono in vacanza tutta la settimana.

I'm on holiday all week.

Words in this phrase

tutta

[TOO-ta]

All

Refers to the whole quantity.

Example

Ho aspettato tutta la notte.

I waited all night.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

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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