The seasons are one of the main drivers to our holidays. Do you agree? If you think, we normally make plans based on the them, like going to the beach or skiing.
But do you know how the seasons are called in Italian?
In this lesson, you’ll find it out 🙂
THE WORD SEASON IN ITALIAN
There’s nothing new in the fact that there are 4 seasons in a year, but how do you call them in Italian?
The Italian word for season is LA STAGIONE and is feminine (to see how to guess the gender of a noun, go to this lesson).
In the plural form, “la stagione” becomes: LE STAGIONI.
Listen to the pronunciation below.
LA STAGIONE /LE STAGIONI
HOW DO YOU CALL THE SEASONS IN ITALIAN?
Now that you know how to say the word seasons in Italian, let’s see how the seasons are actually called.
1. SPRING – LA PRIMAVERA
La PRIMAVERA (f.) /la: primaˈvɛra/ is the season called SPRING in English.
Surely we all agree that “la primavera” is a wonderful season … the weather improves, the days are brighter and the nature is in blossom.
LA PRIMAVERA
2. SUMMER – L’ESTATE
L’ ESTATE (f.) /l’esˈtate/ is our beloved SUMMER!
Who doesn’t love summer? It’s the time of the year to go on holidays, laying on the beach, swimming in the sea … Lot of sun and lot of fun!!!
L'ESTATE
3. AUTUMN – L’AUTUNNO
L’AUTUNNO (m.) /l’ auˈtunno/ is what you know in English as AUTUMN.
It’s normally when you pick up again all the activities left during the summer.
The weather gets worst and the days are shorter, but the nature is unique in this season. Its wonderful colors definitely make the autumn so special!
L'AUTUNNO
4. WINTER – L’INVERNO
And here at last it comes L’INVERNO (m.) /inˈvɛrno/, that is the cold WINTER.
The weather is generally very cold and rainy/snowy, but this season is also associated with Christmas and the holiday break. So it’s not so bad in the end 😉
L'INVERNO
LET’S RECAP
In this lesson, you’ve seen how to call the seasons in Italian, now let’s go through them again:
- LA PRIMAVERA (f.) = Spring
- L’ESTATE (f.) = Summer
- L’AUTUNNO (m.) = Autumn
- L’INVERNO (m.) = Winter
Go to the video, if you want to see some simple sentences on the seasons and leave a comment to tell me your favorite season!
You can also watch the lesson below to learn some essential words and expressions to talk about the weather: