如何用義大利語告訴別人時間
you've got to know the time if you want to see those botticelli paintings at the uffizi in florence. luckily, there are two ways to ask "what time is it?" in italian: che ora è? and che ore sono? if the time is one o'clock, noon, or midnight, the answer is in the singular; for all other hours, it is plural. note that the phrase "o'clock" has no direct equivalent in italian. che ora è? (what time is it?)che ore sono? (what time is it?)È l'una. (it's one o'clock.)È mezzogiorno. (it's noon.)È mezzanotte. (it's midnight.)sono le tre e quindici. (it's 3:15.)È mezzo giorno e dieci. (it's 12:10.)
common terms related to telling time
morningdi mattinonoonmezzogiornoafternoondel pomeriggioeveningdi seramidnightmezzanottea quarterun quartoa quarter after/paste un quartohalf paste mezzoa quarter to/beforemeno un quartosharpin puntostore hours, tv timetables, performance listings, and other time references are written differently in italy. when telling time, commas replace colons. for example, 2:00 becomes 2,00; 2:30 becomes 2,30; 2:50 becomes 2,50. the following table shows how you would tell the time from 5:00 to 6:00.
telling time 5:00-6:00
5,00sono le cinque.5,10sono le cinque e dieci.5,15sono le cinque e un quarto.5,20sono le cinque e venti.5,30sono le cinque e mezzo.5,40sono le sei meno venti.5,45sono le sei meno un quarto.5,50sono le sei meno dieci.6,00sono le sei.as in most of europe, italy uses the so-called "official time" (equivalent to "military time" in the united states) in train schedules, performances, movie timetables, radio, tv, and office hours. between friends and in other informal situations, italians may use the numbers from 1 to 12 to indicate time, and the context of the conversation will usually be sufficient. after all, la scala doesn't have performances at eight in the morning!