How to Say "Today Is" in Italian

oggi è

The Italian phrase for "today is" is oggi è.

oggi è is a phrase used to introduce the current date or a specific day of the week.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase consists of oggi, meaning "today" and è, which is the third-person singular form of the verb essere (to be).

When you are stating the date, oggi è is typically followed by the definite article il before the number.

When mentioning a date, do not use oggi è with a month name alone. You must include the article and/or the number, such as in Oggi è il 5 maggio.

When Italians state the date, they frequently use siamo meaning 'we are' instead of è meaning 'is'. This turns 'today is the 5th' into 'today we are the 5th'.
In Italy, the first day of the month is always referred to as il primo, whereas every other day uses a cardinal number like due or tre.
The word oggi is a direct descendant of the Latin word hodiē, which has preserved its sound and meaning for over two thousand years.

Oggi è il tre.
Today is the 3rd.
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Oggi è il 5 marzo.
Today is March 5th.
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Oggi è venerdì 13.
Today is Friday the 13th.
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Oggi è lunedì.
Today is Monday.
Oggi è il primo giorno dell'estate.
Today is the first day of summer.
Oggi è una giornata speciale.
Today is a special day.
Oggi siamo a metà settimana.
Today is the middle of the week.
Oggi è una bellissima giornata di sole.
Today is a beautiful sunny day.
Oggi è pazzesco!
Today is crazy!
Oggi è una festa!
Today is a party!
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