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### Stating the date

To talk about a specific date (**la data**), simply use the masculine singular definite article **il** followed by the cardinal number and the month. Remember that in Italian, months of the year are not capitalized.

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### The first of the month

There is one exception to the cardinal number rule: for the first day of the month, use the ordinal number **primo** (first) instead of *uno*.

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Notice that to say something happens *on* a specific date, you don't need a preposition like "on" in English. Just use **il**.

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### Birthdays and holidays

You can use these dates to talk about **il compleanno** (birthday) or to **festeggiare** (celebrate) an important **festa** (holiday or party).

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Major holidays generally take the definite article in Italian, such as **il Natale** (Christmas) and **la Pasqua** (Easter).

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### Saying "next"

To talk about an upcoming date or event, use the adjective **prossimo** (next). When paired with days of the week, months, or years, it usually comes immediately *after* the noun it describes.

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Dates (il + number)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Past tense of modal verbs

Question	Answer
Today is May 4th.	Oggi è il quattro maggio.
date	la data
The date of the party is October 3rd.	La data della festa è il tre ottobre.
The friends always forget the date.	Gli amici dimenticano sempre la data.
New Year's Day	il Capodanno
first	il primo
New Year's Day is January 1st.	Il Capodanno è il primo gennaio.
On August 1st we leave for Italy.	Il primo agosto partiamo per l'Italia.
birthday	il compleanno
When is your birthday?	Quando è il tuo compleanno?
Marco's birthday is November 28th.	Il compleanno di Marco è il ventotto novembre.
to celebrate	festeggiare
Tonight we celebrate my birthday at the restaurant.	Stasera festeggiamo il mio compleanno al ristorante.
Christmas	il Natale
They celebrate Christmas with their family.	Loro festeggiano il Natale in famiglia.
holiday, feast day	la festa
Christmas is an important holiday.	Il Natale è una festa importante.
We celebrate New Year's Day together.	Festeggiamo il Capodanno insieme.
Easter	la Pasqua
Easter is April 16th.	La Pasqua è il sedici aprile.
Easter is a beautiful holiday.	La Pasqua è una bella festa.
next	prossimo
Next Tuesday we are going to the party.	Martedì prossimo andiamo alla festa.
Next year we are buying a new house.	L'anno prossimo compriamo una casa nuova.