How to use time schedules in Italian

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.?

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

Here’s a typical sign you will find:

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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

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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!

A presto!

Mirella

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