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How to Say ‘We start the week well.’ in Italian

Iniziamo bene la settimana.

ee-nee-TSYAH-moh BEH-neh lah set-tee-MAH-nah

[ee-nee-TSYAH-moh BEH-neh lah set-tee-MAH-nah]

Phrase Breakdown

Iniziamo bene

ee-nee-TSYAH-moh BEH-neh

We start well

This is from 'iniziare' (to start). Stress ini-ZIA-mo.

Example

Iniziamo bene la giornata.

We start the day well.

Words in this phrase

Iniziamo

[ee-nee-TSYAH-moh]

we start / let's start

'Noi' form of 'iniziare', to begin; can be a suggestion.

Example

Iniziamo la riunione.

Let's start the meeting.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

With 'andare', expresses that something suits someone.

Example

Ti va bene alle otto?

Is eight o'clock fine for you?

la settimana.

lah set-tee-MAH-nah

the week

Double the 't' and stress setti-MA-na.

Example

La settimana è lunga.

The week is long.

Words in this phrase

[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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