Ciao a tutti,
I was wondering when to use what words for time in italian. As far as I know, there seems to be multiple words for time; volta, ora, and tempo. All three seem to be used in similair contexts, so I was wondering if there are differences between them
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Dario-L1
June 9, 2014

John-H8
June 10, 2014
Ciao Dario,
Ora (f) derived from Latin: hora, ae, f. an hour.
Example:Che ora è? or Che ore sono? (What time is it?)
Tempo(m) derived from Latin;tempus, oris, n. time.
Examples:
Da molto tempo
For a long time
Ho tempo...di parlare. (I have time... to speak)
Il tempo è danaro
Time is money
Il tempo era bello
The weather was nice
Volta=vez(Spanish)=time
Examples:
Una volta
Once
Due volte
Twice.
Sì, una volta alla settimana
Yes, once a week)
La prima volta
The first time
L'ultima volta
The last time
Qualche volta
Sometimes
Questa volta andiamo a pranzare al ristorante!
This time we are going to eat at the restaurant!

Dario-L1
June 14, 2014
Thanks, that helps quite a bit!

Maria-DiLorenzi
June 22, 2014
Beautiful explanation!
I'll also add... once upon a time.... c'era una volta...
Handy if you have kids :)
Ciao

John-H8
June 22, 2014
Grazie Maria!

Arwa-i
July 4, 2014
thanks for the your explanation Dario,