Want to talk about the time in Italian? After this free Italian audio lesson you'll know how to talk about different times of the day in Italian and you'll get some pronunciation practice as well.
Knowing these essential Italian phrases will ensure you never miss an important meeting or social event!
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Quando ci incontriamo?
When shall we meet?
Quando ti va bene?
When is best for you? (casual)
Quando Le va bene?
When is best for you? (formal)
Quale giorno?
On which day?
Quale settimana?
Which week?
La settimana prossima?
Next week?
Durante il fine settimana?
On the weekend?
Durante la settimana?
During the week?
All’inizio della settimana?
At the start of the week?
Nel fine settimana?
At the end of the week?
Once you’ve agreed on a day you need to agree on a time…
Di mattina
In the morning
Prima di pranzo
Before lunch
All’ora di pranzo
At lunchtime
Di pomeriggio
In the afternoon
Di sera
In the evening
Di notte
At night
Here are some more words and phrases for you…
Presto
Early
Più presto
Earlier
Tardi
Late
Più tardi
Later / Later on
Tra poco / Presto
Soon
Ora
Now
Subito
Straight away
Ieri
Yesterday
Oggi
Today
Domani
Tomorrow
Dopodomani
The day after tomorrow
Prima o poi
Sometime (eventually)
In qualche momento
Sometime (not specified)
Alle dieci
At ten o'clock
Tra tre giorni
In three days
Che ore sono?
What time is it?
Sa (Lei) che ore sono?
Do you have the time? (formal)
Sai (Tu) che ore sono?
Do you have the time? (informal)
And you may get an answer like this…
Sì, certo
Yes of course
Sono le otto
It is 8 o'clock (8:00)
Sono le nove e mezzo / Sono le nove e trenta
It is 9 thirty (9:30)
Sono le dieci e un quarto / Sono le dieci e quindici
It's quarter past ten (10:15)
È l’una meno un quarto
It is quarter to one (12:45)
No, mi dispiace
No, sorry
If you are wanting to confirm an appointment or arrange a meeting with a friend, the following phrases will be very useful:
Appuntamento
appointment
Ha un appuntamento?
Do you have an appointment? (formal)
Hai un appuntamento?
Do you have an appointment? (informal)
Quando vuole un appuntamento con il dottore?
When do you want to have an appointment with the doctor?
Quando ci vogliamo incontrare?
When do you want to meet? (formal)
Quando ti va di incontrarci?
When do you want to meet? (informal)
And you may need someone repeat when your appointment is…
Quando ho il mio appuntamento?
When do I have my appointment?
Quando ci incontriamo di nuovo?
When are we meeting again?
Here's some useful Italian vocabulary relating to time…
L’orologio da polso
The wristwatch
L’orologio
The clock, the watch
Un appuntamento
An appointment
Una riunione
A meeting
La data
The date
Essere in tempo
To be on time
Essere in ritardo
To be late
That’s it for today’s lesson. I hope you had fun!
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A presto!
Maria DiLorenzi and the Rocket Italian Team
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