Do you know how to use time schedules in Italian…or book a table at a restaurant, read opening and closing information at la pasticceria or il museo, etc.?
Also, did you know that “ferie” from the Latin word “feria” meaning holiday / party, while “feriale” means work day (from Monday to Friday)?
“Today’s use of the feminine plural noun “ferie” maintains the original meaning of ‘festive period, mostly summer rest’ .The weekday adjective (from the Latin ferialis) follows, semantically, the ecclesiastical calendar and indicates the days of the week not holidays (not dedicated to the celebration of the solemnity of Jesus or of Our Lady), therefore working days. In French, however, the ancient meaning has remained in the formula “jours fériés”, ‘holidays’.” via Accademia della Crusca
These situations all require the use of the prepositions ”da” and ”a” in the following cases:
Day
from Monday to Friday – Da lunedì a venerdì
Month
from April to October – da aprile a ottobre
Date
from the 7th to the 14 of August – dal 7 al 14 agosto
Time
from 10AM to 2PM – dalle 10 alle 14
Vocabolario:
giorno festivo – holiday
giorno feriale – weekday
chiuso – closed
aperto – open
giorno di chiusura – closed on…
orario – time schedule
orario estivo – summer schedule
orario invernale – winter schedule
pomeriggio chiuso – closed in the afternoon/lunchbreak
orario continuato – open in the afternoon/lunchbreak
Practice making appointments in the comments. Are there any other situations where you need to make an appointment in Italy?
Let me know in the comments!
