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Il negozio è aperto cinque o sei giorni.

Il negozio è aperto cinque o sei giorni.
The shop is open five or six days.
From Lesson 21:Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)·Italian

Breakdown of Il negozio è aperto cinque o sei giorni.

essere
to be
il negozio
the shop
aperto
open
o
or
cinque
five
sei
six
il giorno
the day

Questions & Answers about Il negozio è aperto cinque o sei giorni.

Do the numbers cinque and sei change their endings to match plural words like giorni?
No. In Italian, almost all numbers are invariable, meaning their endings never change, no matter what they are describing. The only exception from 1 to 10 is the number one (uno, una). So you just say cinque giorni and sei giorni.
We are talking about multiple days, so why does aperto have a singular ending?
Because aperto (open) describes il negozio (the shop), which is a masculine singular noun. The shop is what is open, not the days. If we were talking about multiple shops, it would be I negozi sono aperti.
Why does giorni end in -i?
Giorni is the plural of giorno (day). As a quick refresher: in Italian, most masculine nouns that end in -o in the singular change their ending to -i in the plural.
Is o the standard word for 'or'?
Yes! The single letter o means 'or' in Italian. It connects two alternatives, just like in the English phrase 'five or six'.

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