How to Say ‘And a quarter’ in Italian
E un quarto
eh oon KWAHR-toh
[eh oon KWAHR-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: [e un quarto] means "and a quarter," so it gives quarter past the hour: [le nove e un quarto], [le cinque e un quarto]. For quarter to, Italian usually says [meno un quarto].
Phrase Breakdown
E
[eh]
and
Used in telling time to add minutes after the hour.
E un quarto è un orario comodo per me.
And a quarter is a convenient time for me.
un
[oon]
a
An indefinite article, here part of the expression for a quarter past.
E un quarto, quindi non siamo in ritardo.
It's a quarter past, so we are not late.
quarto
[KWAHR-toh]
quarter
In time expressions, it means fifteen minutes.
E un quarto, quindi sono le nove e quindici.
It's a quarter, so it's nine fifteen.
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