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