52. Time Words

now

avverbio

/naʊ/ or /naoo/

n

n

o

a

w

ʊ

adesso

at this moment or time

o'clock

avverbio

/əˈklɑk/

ore

put after the numbers one to twelve to show or tell what time it is, only when it is at that exact hour

ago

avverbio

/əˈɡoʊ/

fa

used to refer to a time in the past, showing how much time has passed before the present moment

always

avverbio

/ɔ:l.weɪz/ or /awl.veiz/

a

ɔ:

l

l

w

w

a

e

y

ɪ

s

z

sempre

at all times, without any exceptions

future

sostantivo

/fju.ʧər/ or /fyoo.chēr/

f

f

u

ju

t

ʧ

u

ə

r

r

e

futuro

the time that will come after the present or the events that will happen then

often

avverbio

/ɔ:f.ən/ or /awf.ēn/

o

ɔ:

f

f

t

e

ə

n

n

spesso

on many occasions

(every) now and then

Frase

/ˈɛvɹi nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn/

ogni tanto

on irregular but not rare occasions

occasionally

avverbio

/ə.keɪ.ʒə.nə.li/ or /ē.kei.zhē.nē.li/

o

ə

cc

k

a

eɪ

s

ʒ

io

ə

n

n

a

ə

ll

l

y

i

occasionalmente

not on a regular basis

once

avverbio

/wʌns/

una volta

for one single time

never

avverbio

/ˈnɛvɚ/

mai

not at any point in time

next

aggettivo

/nɛkst/ or /nekst/

n

n

e

ɛ

x

ks

t

t

prossimo

coming immediately after a person or thing in time, place, or rank

rarely

avverbio

/ˈɹɛɹɫi/

reramente

on a very infrequent basis

recently

avverbio

/ri.sənt.li/ or /ri.sēnt.li/

r

r

e

i

c

s

e

ə

n

n

t

t

l

l

y

i

recentemente

at or during a time that is not long ago

soon

avverbio

/suːn/

(presto)

appena

in a short time from now

sometimes

avverbio

/sʌm.taɪmz/ or /sam.taimz/

s

s

o

ʌ

m

m

e

t

t

i

aɪ

m

m

e

s

z

qualche volte

on some occasions but not always

twice

avverbio

/twaɪs/

due volte

for two instances

the past

sostantivo

/pæst/ or /pāst/

p

p

a

æ

s

s

t

t

(scorso)

passato

the time that has passed

last

aggettivo

/læst/ or /lāst/

l

l

a

æ

s

s

t

t

ultimo

being the final one in a sequence