Cale die de sa chida est oe?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asks what day of the week it is today
Grammar Note
"Chida" means week. The weekdays are lunis, martis, mèrcuris, giòbia, chenàbura, sàbadu, domìniga. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
oe / cras / eris
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time adverbs for talking about plans
Grammar Note
Oe, cras and eris are adverbs and take no article
custa chida / sa chida chi benit / sa chida colada
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Says this week, next week and last week
Grammar Note
Next week is "the week that comes" (chi benit); last week is "the past week" (colada)
a mangianu / a merie / a sero / a de note
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Names the parts of the day
Grammar Note
The time-of-day adverbs all begin with a; merie refers to the afternoon
Cale est sa data de oe?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asks for today's date
Grammar Note
"Data" is the date. The answer links day and month with de, as in "su 7 de abrile". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
A ite ora aberit e a ite ora serrat?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asks when a shop or site opens and closes
Grammar Note
"A ite ora" means at what time. Aberit and serrat are third-person singular forms with no subject stated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
Nos bidimus a sas tres de merie.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Proposes meeting at three in the afternoon
Grammar Note
Clock times use a sas plus a feminine numeral; add de mangianu for a.m. or de merie for p.m.. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
Sunt sas duas e mesu.
It is half past two.
Usage
Says it is half past two
Grammar Note
Hours use sas plus a feminine numeral, except one o'clock (Est sa una); half past is e mesu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
Est abertu in sos fines de chida?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Asks whether a place is open at weekends
Grammar Note
"Fine de chida" is the weekend; the plural is fines de chida. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
In cale fusu oràriu semus?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asks which time zone you are in
Grammar Note
"Fusu oràriu" is the time zone; semus is the first-person plural of essere. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
Est tropu chitzo.
It is too early.
Usage
Says it is too early
Grammar Note
Tropu goes before an adjective or adverb to mean too. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
Est tropu tardu.
It is too late.
Usage
Says it is too late
Grammar Note
Tardu means late; with tropu in front it becomes too late. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
Cando cumintzat e cando finit?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asks when something starts and ends
Grammar Note
Cumintzat and finit are third-person singular forms with no subject stated. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
Dae su lunis a sa chenàbura
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Says Monday to Friday
Grammar Note
Lunis takes su (masculine); chenàbura takes sa (feminine)
Cheria fàghere un'apuntamentu pro [data/ora].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Asks to make an appointment for a given date or time
Grammar Note
Cheria plus an infinitive is a polite "I would like to". Fill [ ] with a date or time. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended
una die
One day
Usage
One day, as a length of time
una chida
One week
Usage
One week, as a length of time
unu mese
One month
Usage
One month, as a length of time
un'annu
One year
Usage
One year, as a length of time
Grammar Note
Unu becomes un' before a vowel
lunis
Monday
Usage
Monday; used for plans and opening days
Grammar Note
Masculine: su lunis. Weekdays are written in lower case
martis
Tuesday
Usage
Tuesday; used for plans and opening days
Grammar Note
Masculine: su martis. The word does not change in the plural
mèrcuris
Wednesday
Usage
Wednesday; used for plans and opening days
Grammar Note
The grave accent is on the è (mèrcuris)
giòbia
Thursday
Usage
Thursday; used for plans and opening days
Grammar Note
Feminine: sa giòbia
chenàbura
Friday
Usage
Friday; used for plans and opening days
Grammar Note
Feminine: sa chenàbura
sàbadu
Saturday
Usage
Saturday; used for plans and opening days
Grammar Note
Masculine: su sàbadu
domìniga
Sunday
Usage
Sunday; used for plans and opening days
Grammar Note
Feminine: sa domìniga
oe
Today
Usage
The adverb for today
cras
Tomorrow
Usage
The adverb for tomorrow
eris
Yesterday
Usage
The adverb for yesterday
pusticràs
The day after tomorrow
Usage
The adverb for the day after tomorrow
gianteris
The day before yesterday
Usage
The adverb for the day before yesterday
como
Now
Usage
The adverb for now
a pustis
Later
Usage
Means later or afterwards
un'ora
One hour
Usage
One hour
Grammar Note
Unu becomes un' before a vowel
duas oras
Two hours
Usage
Two hours
Grammar Note
Ora is feminine, so the numeral is duas
trinta minutos
Thirty minutes
Usage
Thirty minutes
su mangianu
Morning
Usage
The morning
mesu die
Midday
Usage
Midday
su sero
Evening
Usage
The evening
sa note
Night
Usage
The night
cada die
Every day
Usage
Every day
Grammar Note
Cada goes before a noun to mean every
cada chida
Every week
Usage
Every week
cada mese
Every month
Usage
Every month
custa chida
This week
Usage
This week
sa chida chi benit
Next week
Usage
Next week
Grammar Note
Chi benit means "that comes", so the phrase is literally "the week that comes"
sa chida colada
Last week
Usage
Last week
fine de chida
Weekend
Usage
The weekend
Grammar Note
Literally "end of week"; the plural is fines de chida
ghennàrgiu
January
Usage
The month of January, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. This month name is native Sardinian
freàrgiu
February
Usage
The month of February, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. This month name is native Sardinian
martzu
March
Usage
The month of March, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
abrile
April
Usage
The month of April, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
maju
May
Usage
The month of May, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
làmpadas
June
Usage
The month of June, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. This month name is native Sardinian
trìulas
July
Usage
The month of July, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. This month name is native Sardinian
austu
August
Usage
The month of August, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
cabudanni
September
Usage
The month of September, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. This month name is native Sardinian
santugaine
October
Usage
The month of October, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. This month name is native Sardinian
santandria
November
Usage
The month of November, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. This month name is native Sardinian
nadale
December
Usage
The month of December, for dates and bookings
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case. Nadale also means Christmas. This month name is native Sardinian
More Sardinian phrases
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