oggi

today

adverb OHD-jee Common

Also means

nowadays

Usage Note

Oggi means 'today' and, in a broader sense, 'nowadays' or 'these days' (oggi si usa molto internet = 'nowadays the internet is used a lot'). The phrase a partire da oggi means 'from today onwards'. Unlike ieri, it can also function as an invariable noun: l'oggi ('the present day').

Examples

"Oggi non ho voglia di uscire."

Natural Translation

Today I don't feel like going out.

Literal Translation

Today I-not have desire of going-out.

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