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How to Say ‘It's eight in the evening.’ in Italian

Sono le otto di sera.

SOH-noh leh OHT-toh dee SEH-rah

[SOH-noh leh OHT-toh dee SEH-rah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: In conversation people say le otto di sera, but timetables, tickets and opening hours use the 24-hour clock. Expect le venti "20:00" on a train board.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono le otto

SOH-noh leh OHT-toh

It's eight

This is the hour. Link 'le' and 'otto' together.

Example

Sono le otto e mezza.

It's half past eight.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

it is (with hours)

Plural form of 'essere' used when telling the time for hours other than one.

Example

Sono le dieci.

It's ten o'clock.

[leh]

the (with hours)

Feminine plural article used before hours, since 'ore' is implied.

Example

Sono le undici.

It's eleven o'clock.

otto

[OHT-toh]

eight

The number eight, often used for time expressions.

Example

Il tavolo è prenotato per le otto.

The table is booked for eight o’clock.

di sera.

dee SEH-rah

in the evening

'Di sera' means in the evening. Tap the single 'r' once: 'dee SEH-rah'.

Example

Esco di sera.

I go out in the evening.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

in (the morning/evening)

Preposition linking the hour to the part of the day.

Example

Le sei di mattina.

Six in the morning.

sera

[SEH-rah]

evening

A common word for evening; often used in social and dating contexts.

Example

Sei così ironico Per tutta la sera?

Are you this ironic the whole evening?

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