How to Say ‘At quarter past nine.’ in Italian
Alle nove e un quarto.
AHL-leh NOH-veh eh oon KWAHR-toh
[AHL-leh NOH-veh eh oon KWAHR-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian commonly tells time with [e un quarto] for quarter past and [e mezza] for half past. So [alle nove e un quarto] is literally "at nine and a quarter."
Phrase Breakdown
Alle nove
AHL-leh NOH-veh
At nine o'clock
Indicates the hour, 9:00.
La lezione inizia alle nove.
The lesson starts at nine.
Words in this phrase
Alle
[AHL-leh]
at the
Used before hours when stating a specific time.
Alle nove e un quarto inizia la riunione.
At nine fifteen the meeting starts.
nove
[NOH-veh]
nine
The number used for the hour in this time expression.
Alle nove e un quarto arriva il treno.
At nine fifteen the train arrives.
E un quarto
eh oon KWAHR-toh
And a quarter / fifteen minutes past
Used in telling time to mean 15 minutes past the hour.
Sono le nove e un quarto.
It's quarter past nine.
Words in this phrase
e
[eh]
and
Connects the hour with the additional minutes.
Alle nove e un quarto va bene per te?
Is nine fifteen okay for you?
un
[oon]
a
Part of the phrase un quarto, meaning a quarter of an hour.
Alle nove e un quarto ci incontriamo al bar.
At nine fifteen we meet at the café.
quarto
[KWAHR-toh]
quarter
Fifteen minutes past the hour in time expressions.
Alle nove e un quarto ho la lezione.
At nine fifteen I have class.
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