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Italian vocabulary lesson: Learn about [the time] (Telling time) with 22 words and sentences with English translation.

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  • 12:00 midnight = mezzanotte.
  • 12:00 noon = mezzogiorno.
  • 5:45 p.m./17.45 = le diciassette e quarantacinque.

  • Eight a.m. = le otto di mattina.
  • Eight p.m. = le otto di sera.
  • Five after/past six = le sei e cinque.
  • Five of/to six = le sei meno cinque.

  • Half an hour = mezz’ora.
  • Half past (two) = (le due) e mezzo.
  • Half past twelve = mezzogiorno (m) e mezzo (f), la mezza (fam).

  • Hour = l’ora (f).
  • Hourly = ogni ora.
  • In an hour’s time = fra un’ora.
  • Minute = il minuto.

  • Quarter = il quarto.
  • Quarter after/past (two) = (le due) e un quarto.
  • Quarter of an hour = il quarto d’ora.
  • Quarter of/to (three) = (le tre) meno un quarto.

  • Second = il secondo.
  • Three quarters of an hour = tre quarti d’ora.
  • Two a.m. = le due di mattina.
  • Two p.m. = le due del pomeriggio.

Note the following sentence:

  • -What’s the date today?
    • -Che giorno è oggi?
  • -A moment please! Ah, yes, the twenty-first of January.
    • -Un momento, per favore! Ah si, il ventun gennaio.
  • -What time does the movie/film start this evening?
    • -A che ora comincia il film questa sera?
  • -At eight.
    • -Alle venti.
  • -How long does it last?
    • -Quanto dura?
  • -One and a half hours.
    • -Un’ora e mezzo.