How to Say ‘Last week’ in Italian
La scorsa settimana
lah SKOR-sah set-ti-MAH-nah
[lah SKOR-sah set-ti-MAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: To say "last" with time words, Italian often uses [scorso] after the article: [la scorsa settimana], [il mese scorso]. Notice it changes shape to match the noun.
Phrase Breakdown
La scorsa
lah SKOR-sah
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
Last week
Referring to the week immediately before the current one.
La scorsa settimana abbiamo parlato di 'La scorsa settimana'.
Last week we spoke about 'Last week'.
scorsa
[SKOR-sah]
last
Referring to the most recent occurrence.
Ho finito il progetto la scorsa settimana.
I finished the project last week.
settimana
[set-ti-MAH-nah]
week
A series of seven days.
Questa settimana è più tranquilla della settimana scorsa.
This week is quieter than last week.
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