The irregular verb "uscire"
The verb uscire (to go out) is irregular in the present tense. Similar to other irregular verbs you have seen, the stem changes for all forms except noi and voi. Notice how the initial "u" changes to an "e" in most forms.
| Subject pronoun | uscire |
|---|---|
| io | esco |
| tu | esci |
| lui / lei / Lei | esce |
| noi | usciamo |
| voi | uscite |
| loro | escono |
| Today it is very cold, I am not going out. | Oggi fa molto freddo, non esco. |
Days of the week and routines
When talking about socializing and going out, you will often use the days of the week. In Italian, days of the week are not capitalized.
- lunedì (Monday)
- martedì (Tuesday)
- mercoledì (Wednesday)
- giovedì (Thursday)
- venerdì (Friday)
- sabato (Saturday)
- domenica (Sunday)
To express a habit—like doing something "on Mondays" or "in the evenings"—simply place the definite article in front of the day or the time of day (la sera, la mattina). All days of the week are masculine and take the article il, except for domenica, which is feminine and takes la.
| I do not go out in the evenings, I am very tired. | Non esco la sera, sono molto stanco. |
| Do you go out on Mondays? | Esci il lunedì? |
| Marco goes out on Tuesdays with a friend. | Marco esce il martedì con un amico. |
| We go out on Wednesdays and Thursdays. | Usciamo il mercoledì e il giovedì. |
| On Fridays they go out to go to the cinema. | Il venerdì escono per andare al cinema. |
The weekend
To talk about your weekend plans, use the phrase il fine settimana (the weekend). You can combine days of the week with times of day to be very specific about when you are meeting friends.
| This weekend we are going to the restaurant. | Questo fine settimana andiamo al ristorante. |
| Do you go out on Sunday mornings? | Uscite la domenica mattina? |
