Italian Time Vocabulary

Here are Italian words for time to start with: pomeriggio (afternoon), giorno (day), sera (evening), mattina (morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Time Basics

A1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
afternoonpomeriggionounA1
daygiornonounA1
eveningseranounA1
morningmattinanounA1
nightnottenounA1
todayoggiadvA1
tomorrowdomaniadvA1
weeksettimananounA1

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Time Intermediate

A1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
FridayvenerdìnounA1
MondaylunedìnounA1
ThursdaygiovedìnounA1
TuesdaymartedìnounA1
houroranounA1
minuteminutonounA1
momentmomentonounA1
monthmesenounA1

Time Advanced

B1–C2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
chronologicalcronologicoadjB1
contemporarycontemporaneoadjB2
punctualpuntualeadjB2
simultaneoussimultaneoadjB2
anachronismanacronismonounC1
perpetuityperpetuitànounC1
retrospectiveretrospettivoadjC1
antiquatedantiquatoadjC2

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Seasons & Natural Time

A1–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
autumnautunnonounA1
springprimaveranounA1
summerestatenounA1
winterinvernonounA1
noonmezzogiornonounA2
duskimbrunirenounB1
sunrisesorgere del solenounB1
sunsettramontonounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for time. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Italian words should I learn for time?

You could start with words like pomeriggio (afternoon), giorno (day), sera (evening), mattina (morning). This page lists 32 Italian words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Italian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Italian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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