stamattina
/sta.matˈti.na/
The Italian phrase for "this morning" is stamattina. Wiktionary also lists stamani.
Meaning: during the morning of today (noun)
Ways to say it
| Italian | IPA |
|---|---|
| stamattina | /sta.matˈti.na/ |
| stamani | /staˈma.ni/ |
Both stamattina and its variants are used to refer to the period during the morning of the current day.
What does it mean word for word?
The word stamattina is a contraction of questa mattina, which combines the demonstrative pronoun questa (this) and the noun mattina (morning).
Which one should you use?
While stamattina is the standard form, you may also encounter the variant stamani.
How do you pronounce it?
stamattina is pronounced /sta.matˈti.na/. It has four syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.
Did you know?
- The contraction sta in stamattina specifically anchors the phrase to the current 24-hour cycle. This distinguishes it from domattina, which refers to the morning of the next day.
- The variant stamani contains the word mane, which is a literary term for 'morning' derived from Latin. While stamattina is the everyday choice, stamani retains this more poetic, ancient root.
- When using stamattina, Italian speakers often use the passato prossimo verb tense because the morning is still viewed as a period connected to the present moment.
Examples in context
- Li ho visti stamattina.I saw them this morning.This sentence demonstrates the use of stamattina to indicate when someone saw a group of people.Tatoeba #5950227 by Guybrush88, translation #3910554 by CH
- Li ha visti stamattina?Have you seen them this morning?This sentence uses stamattina to ask if someone has seen a group of people this morning.Tatoeba #5994481 by Guybrush88, translation #3909661 by CH
- Le ha viste stamattina?Did you see them this morning?This sentence uses stamattina to ask if a group of females was seen this morning.Tatoeba #5994484 by Guybrush88, translation #3909909 by CH
- Ho incontrato il direttore questa mattinaI met the director this morning
- Abbiamo avuto una riunione stamattinaWe had a meeting this morning
- Mi sono svegliato tardi stamattinaI woke up late this morning
- Stamane sono andata a fare la spesaThis morning, I went grocery shopping
- 478 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Chiara and Lorenzo are talking about a phone call in the kitchen.
- ChiaraHai parlato con Marco stamattina?Did you speak with Marco this morning?
- LorenzoSì, l'ho chiamato stamattina.Yes, I called him this morning.
- ChiaraTi ha detto qualcosa di nuovo?Did he tell you anything new?
- LorenzoNo, non ha detto nulla.No, he didn't say anything.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “this morning” translations and entries stamattina, stamani, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries stamani, stamattina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
