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How to Say ‘March twentieth, not the thirtieth.’ in Italian

Il venti marzo, non il trenta.

eel VEN-tee MAHR-tsoh nohn eel TREN-tah

[eel VEN-tee MAHR-tsoh nohn eel TREN-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Il venti marzo,

eel VEN-tee MAHR-tsoh

March 20th,

Stress VEN-ti to show the contrast.

Example

Arrivo il venti marzo.

I arrive on March 20th.

Words in this phrase

[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.

venti

[VEN-tee]

twenty

The number 20; with prices, 'twenty cents'.

Example

Costa tre euro e venti.

It costs three euros twenty.

marzo

[MAHR-tsoh]

March

The third month of the year; months are not capitalized in Italian.

Example

A marzo arriva la primavera.

Spring arrives in March.

non il trenta.

nohn eel TREN-tah

not the 30th

The correction. Stress TREN-ta.

Example

Il dieci, non il trenta.

The 10th, not the 30th.

Words in this phrase

non

[nohn]

not

This word negates the verb that follows it.

Example

Non c'é nessuno.

There is no one.

[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.

trenta

[TREN-tah]

thirty

The number 30.

Example

Ho trenta anni.

I am thirty years old.

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