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'O tiémpo e 'o calannàrio (time and the calendar)[edit | edit source]
'O rilorrgio (the clock)[edit | edit source]
English | Neapolitan |
a second | 'nu siconno |
a minute | 'nu minuto |
a half-hour | 'na mez óra |
an hour | 'n óra |
'A semmàna (the week)[edit | edit source]
English | Neapolitan |
day | 'o juorno |
days | 'e juorne |
morning | 'a matina |
tomorrow morning | dimanummatina |
noon, midday | 'o miezojuòrno |
afternoon | 'a cuntróra |
evening | 'a séra |
last evening | ajeressera |
tomorrow evening | dimanassera |
night | 'a notte |
yesterday | ajere |
the day before yesterday | ll'autriere |
today | ogge |
tomorrow | dimane/craje† |
the day after tomorrow | doppedimane/pescraje† |
†Dimane is used more in Naples proper whereas craje is more common in northern Calabria. Craje comes from the Latin adverb cras (tomorrow) while dimane is constructed from the Latin words de + mane (mane= morning, de mane- in the morning) in the same manner as it is many other Romance languages.
'O calannàrio (the calendar)[edit | edit source]
English | Neapolitan |
a week | 'a semmàna |
weeks | 'e ssemmàne |
Monday | lunnerì |
Tuesday | marterì |
Wednesday | miercurì |
Thursday | gioverì |
Friday | viernarì |
Saturday | sàbbato |
Sunday | dumméneca |
'E mise (the months)[edit | edit source]
English | Neapolitan |
a month | 'o mese |
months | 'e mise |
January | jennaro/gennaio |
February | febbraio/frevaro |
March | màrzo |
April | abbrile |
May | majo/maggio |
June | giùgno |
July | luglio |
August | aùsto |
September | settembre |
October | ottombre/ottobbre/ottovre |
November | nuvembre |
December | dicembre |
'E staggióne (the seasons)[edit | edit source]
English | Neapolitan |
spring | 'a primmavèra |
summer | 'a staggiòne, 'a state |
autumn | 'a sfrunnata, ll'autunno |
winter | 'o viérno |
Ll'anno (the year)[edit | edit source]
English | Neapolitan |
a year | ll'anno |
years | ll'anne |
a century | 'o século |
centuries | 'e sécule |
- The days of the week and the names of the months are all lower case.