Discovering Italian through daily habits
Talking about daily routines in Italian, from breakfast to bedtime, offers many opportunities to enrich your vocabulary and better understand the structure of the language.
Learning the Italian language by describing daily habits is a fascinating journey.
Insegnante: Decisamente divertente! Grazie per le vostre condivisioni, ragazzi!
Talking about daily routines in Italian: what are the parts of the day in Italian?
While talking about daily routines in Italian, it’s crucial to separate the different moments within 24 hours. Let’s see what they are:
As seen from the examples, when discussing our habits, the names indicating parts of the day can be used:
-articolo determinativo + NOME
la mattina
-preposizione semplice DI + NOME
di pomeriggio
-less common, but still possible, the use of the preposizione articolata A+art + NOME
alla sera
Talking about daily routines in Italian:
*What is the difference between LA MATTINA and IL MATTINO in Italian?
una mattina luminosa / un mattino luminoso
alle otto della mattina / alle otto del mattino
In other phrases and expressions, however, usage has imposed one form or the other.
LA MATTINA
ieri / domani mattina
sabato mattina
tutte le mattine
di prima mattina
IL MATTINO
di buon mattino
il buon giorno si vede dal mattino
il mattino ha l’oro in bocca
Talking about daily routines in Italian: the meals
The day is marked not only by moments but also by meals that represent a break from our activities.
COLAZIONE
PRIMA COLAZIONE
PRANZO
COLAZIONE DI LAVORO
(spesso seguito da una specificazione)
CENA
Talking about daily routines in Italian: the weekly habits
Some of our habits occur regularly throughout the week.
How often do we do things?
Parlare della frequenza delle nostre attività in italiano
Talking about the frequency of our activities in Italian
How to describe these habits?
Talking about daily routines in Italian: daily habits and verbs
Talking about daily routines in Italian also allows us to explore verbs and verb tenses in Italian.
The story of our daily habits occurs through the use of the PRESENT INDICATIVE.
Many people who participate in Italian language courses find it useful to practice the use of this verb tense by describing their routine.
For example:
“Mi sveglio alle sette del mattino e faccio una doccia. Poi preparo la colazione con un caffè forte e una brioche.”
If you want to learn more about the form and use of the Present Indicative in Italian, read on:
Talking about daily routines in Italian: customs and practices
It’s interesting to note how learning the Italian language through these habits also leads to an understanding of cultural traditions.
For instance, having breakfast at the bar is a widespread habit, especially in large cities, just as the ‘sweet’ breakfast is typically Italian.
The practice of the aperitif is also very common in Italy.
Conclusion
Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, recounting your daily habits can be the first step towards mastering the Italian language.