Lesson 18.2: When and Where? – Talking About Days, Times, and Places 🕒📍☀️ #
You know how to say:
“I want to meet.”
“I can’t come.”
“I have to work.”
But… when?
Where?
And at what time does the coffee arrive?
In this lesson, let’s add days, times, and places to your Italian plans.
🗓️ Talking About Days and Times #
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| oggi | today |
| domani | tomorrow |
| stasera | tonight |
| sabato | Saturday |
| domenica | Sunday |
| la mattina | in the morning |
| il pomeriggio | in the afternoon |
| la sera | in the evening |
| a mezzogiorno | at noon |
| a mezzanotte | at midnight |
Examples:
- Ci vediamo domani. → See you tomorrow.
- Vado al cinema sabato. → I’m going to the cinema on Saturday.
- Ci incontriamo la sera? → Shall we meet in the evening?
📍 Talking About Places #
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| al parco | at the park |
| in centro | downtown |
| al bar | at the bar/café |
| a casa mia | at my house |
| davanti alla scuola | in front of the school |
Examples:
- Ci vediamo al parco? → Shall we meet at the park?
- Andiamo in centro stasera. → Let’s go downtown tonight.
🎭 Geoff & Viktor Make Concrete Plans #
With English translations
Viktor: Allora… quando ci vediamo?
Viktor: So… when shall we meet?
Geoff: Domani… nel pomeriggio… forse.
Geoff: Tomorrow… in the afternoon… maybe.
Viktor: Dove?
Viktor: Where?
Geoff: Al parco… o al bar… o… possiamo non decidere e improvvisare come sempre?
Geoff: At the park… or at the bar… or… can we just not decide and improvise like always?
Viktor: Classico.
Viktor: Classic.
🧠 Practice Tip #
Try making sample sentences like:
Ci vediamo sabato pomeriggio in centro.
Or:
Possiamo incontrarci stasera al bar?
👉 Coming up next: Exercise 18.2 — Let’s put your time and place vocabulary to the test!