How to Say ‘Boarding starts at quarter past ten.’ in Italian
L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto.
l eem-BAR-koh ee-NEE-tsyah AHL-leh dee-EH-chee eh oon KWAHR-toh
[l eem-BAR-koh ee-NEE-tsyah AHL-leh dee-EH-chee eh oon KWAHR-toh]
Phrase Breakdown
L'imbarco
l eem-BAR-koh
boarding
The process of boarding the plane.
L’imbarco comincia adesso.
Boarding starts now.
Words in this phrase
L'
[l]
the
Contracted definite article before a vowel.
L' L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto. è già annunciato.
The boarding that starts at ten fifteen has already been announced.
imbarco
[eem-BAR-koh]
boarding
The act of passengers getting onto the aircraft.
Per questo volo, l'imbarco L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto.
For this flight, boarding starts at ten fifteen.
inizia
[ee-NEE-tsyah]
begins / starts
Used to indicate when something starts.
Secondo il monitor, inizia L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto.
According to the screen, boarding starts at ten fifteen.
Alle dieci e un quarto
AHL-leh dee-EH-chee eh oon KWAHR-toh
at ten fifteen
A time expression meaning 10:15.
L’appuntamento è alle dieci e un quarto.
The appointment is at ten fifteen.
Words in this phrase
alle
[AHL-leh]
at the / at
Used with clock times to indicate when something happens.
Ci vediamo alle L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto.
See you at ten fifteen, when boarding starts.
dieci
[dee-EH-chee]
ten
Cardinal number ten, often used in schedules and times.
Sono le dieci: L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto.
It is ten o'clock: boarding starts at ten fifteen.
e
[eh]
and
Connector used in time expressions.
Dieci e L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto è l'orario corretto.
Ten and a quarter is the correct time.
un
[oon]
a / one
Indefinite article or number one; here part of a time expression.
Manca un po': L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto.
There is still a little time: boarding starts at ten fifteen.
quarto
[KWAHR-toh]
quarter
Fifteen minutes past the hour in time expressions.
Alle dieci e un quarto, cioè quarto, L'imbarco inizia alle dieci e un quarto.
At ten fifteen, that is quarter past ten, boarding starts at ten fifteen.
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