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