com'è la tua giornata?
In Italian, "how is your day?" is translated as com'è la tua giornata?
The phrase is used to ask someone about their experiences and feelings during the current day.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a contraction of come è la tua giornata? Here, come means "how", è means "is", la tua means "your" and giornata means "day".
Which one should you use?
While giorno is the standard word for "day", the word giornata is used here because it emphasizes the duration and the events occurring throughout the day.
How does it change in a sentence?
To change the phrase from informal to formal, replace the possessive adjective tua with sua, resulting in com'è la sua giornata?
When do people say it?
A common and natural response to this question is Bene, grazie! (Good, thanks!).
Did you know?
- In some Italian regions, people might reply to com'è la tua giornata? by saying si tira avanti, which literally means 'one pulls oneself forward'.
- The word giornata contains a hidden history of travel, as it originally derived from the Old French word for a 'day's journey' or a period of travel.
- The word giornata can also mean 'a day's work' or the amount of work one can finish in one day.
Example conversation
Francesco and Martina meet for lunch.
- FrancescoCiao Martina, com'è la tua giornata?Hi Martina, how is your day?
- MartinaÈ stata molto faticosa, e la tua?It has been very tiring, and yours?
- FrancescoLa mia sta andando bene, grazie.Mine is going well, thanks.
- MartinaSono contenta di sentirlo!I am glad to hear that!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries giornata, la, tua, CC BY-SA 4.0.
