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- Lucas: Ciao Luna! Ready for another episode of Learn Italian with Fexingo? Luna: Ciao Lucas! Absolutely. I've been practicing my Italian all week. Lucas: That's great. And today we're going to talk about time. Not the clock, but words like 'today', 'tomorrow', 'yesterday'. Luna: Oh, useful! I always mix those up when I'm trying to make plans. Lucas: Exactly. So let's start with 'today'. In Italian, it's 'oggi'. Say it with me: oggi. Luna: Oggi. Oggi. Lucas: Perfect. Now, 'tomorrow' is 'domani'. Repeat: domani. Luna: Domani. Domani. That sounds like 'dough' and 'mani' — like money? Okay, I'll remember it that way. Lucas: Hey, whatever works. And 'yesterday' is 'ieri'. Try it. Luna: Ieri. Ieri. That one's kind of like 'yesterday' in English... Wait, no it's not. But it sounds like 'airy'. Lucas: Close enough! So let's put them into simple sentences. Remember 'fa bel tempo' from a previous episode? That means 'the weather is nice'. Luna: Yes! Fa bel tempo. So I could say 'oggi fa bel tempo'? Lucas: Exactly! Today the weather is nice. Let's hear it. Luna: Oggi fa bel tempo. Lucas: Perfect! Now, what about 'domani fa bel tempo'? Tomorrow the weather is nice. Luna: Domani fa bel tempo. That sounds hopeful. I like it. Lucas: And 'ieri fa bel tempo'? Yesterday the weather was nice. But note: in Italian, we often use the present tense for past weather in casual talk. So 'ieri fa bel tempo' is fine. Luna: Okay, so ieri fa bel tempo. I'm saying yesterday it's nice weather? That's a bit weird but I'll go with it. Lucas: You'll hear it. Now let's use another phrase. You learned 'vado al mercato' in a past episode — I go to the market. So how would you say 'Tomorrow I go to the market'? Luna: Umm... Domani vado al mercato? Lucas: Yes! Domani vado al mercato. Perfect. Luna: Domani vado al mercato. That's a whole sentence! I'm going to the market tomorrow. Lucas: You got it. And 'oggi vado al mercato'? Today I go to the market. Luna: Oggi vado al mercato. And ieri vado al mercato for yesterday? That sounds weird again. Lucas: Well, for yesterday, we might say 'ieri sono andato al mercato' using the past tense, but let's keep it simple for now. Just know that 'ieri' is yesterday. Luna: Okay, got it. So I'll stick with oggi, domani, ieri. Lucas: Let's do a quick practice. I'll say a day, and you complete the sentence with vado al mercato. For example... oggi? Luna: Oggi vado al mercato. Lucas: Domani? Luna: Domani vado al mercato. Lucas: Ieri? Luna: Ieri... vado al mercato? I think I'm supposed to say something else, but I'll just say ieri vado al mercato. Lucas: That's fine for now. Now let's try a different sentence. How about 'Oggi fa bel tempo'? Say it. Luna: Oggi fa bel tempo. Lucas: Now, 'Domani fa brutto tempo'? Remember 'fa brutto tempo' means the weather is bad. Luna: Domani fa brutto tempo. Oh no, tomorrow the weather is bad. Lucas: Right. And 'ieri fa brutto tempo'? Yesterday the weather was bad. Luna: Ieri fa brutto tempo. I can use that to complain about yesterday. Lucas: Exactly. So let's recap all our new words. Repeat after me: oggi. Luna: Oggi. Lucas: Domani. Luna: Domani. Lucas: Ieri. Luna: Ieri. Lucas: Now, a sentence: Oggi fa bel tempo. Luna: Oggi fa bel tempo. Lucas: Domani vado al mercato. Luna: Domani vado al mercato. Lucas: You're doing great. Let's do one more. Use 'oggi' and say 'oggi mangio la pizza' — today I eat pizza. Luna: Oggi mangio la pizza. That's easy! I love pizza. Lucas: And 'domani mangio la pasta'? Luna: Domani mangio la pasta. I like that plan. Lucas: And 'ieri mangio il gelato'? Luna: Ieri mangio il gelato. Yesterday I ate gelato. Yum. Lucas: Perfect. So today we learned oggi, domani, ieri. And we practiced them in simple sentences. Luna: I think I've got it. Oggi, domani, ieri. Oggi fa bel tempo. Domani vado al mercato. Lucas: You've got it. Now try to use them today. Text your friend 'oggi fa bel tempo' or 'domani vado al mercato'. Luna: I will! Thanks Lucas. And thanks to our listeners for joining us on Learn Italian with Fexingo. Lucas: Practice these words and sentences, and we'll see you next time. Ciao! Luna: Ciao!