duemiladue
The English phrase 'two thousand two' is translated into Italian as duemiladue.
This phrase is used to express the number two thousand two.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Italian, the word for thousand, mille, changes from the singular to the plural mila when used in numbers like two thousand.
Did you know?
- The root of the 'mila' in duemiladue is related to the Latin 'mille', which originally described a distance of a thousand paces, known as a 'mile' in English.
- In formal Italian writing, such as in legal documents, duemiladue might be written out in full to prevent the fraud or error associated with changing a digit in the number '2002'.
- When writing the date 2002 in Italian, the year is often written as 2002 but read as duemiladue rather than using a shorthand like 'oh-two'.
Examples in context
- Il mio compleanno è il ventiquattro settembre duemila e due.My birthday is on September 24th, 2002.
- il ventiquattresimo giorno di settembre duemila e dueThe twenty-fourth day of September 2002
Example conversation
Lorenzo and Sofia are talking about old photographs.
- LorenzoQuando è stata scattata questa foto?When was this photo taken?
- SofiaÈ stata scattata nel duemiladue.It was taken in two thousand two.
- LorenzoEri davvero piccola allora, Sofia!You were really small then, Sofia!
- SofiaSì, ero solo una bambina.Yes, I was just a child.
