How to Say ‘It's eight o'clock’ in Italian
Sono le otto
SOH-noh leh OHT-toh
[SOH-noh leh OHT-toh]
🇮🇹 In Italy: In conversation, people add di mattina "in the morning" or di sera "in the evening" to make the time clear. Timetables and shop hours use the 24-hour clock, such as le venti for 8 p.m.
Phrase Breakdown
Sono
[SOH-noh]
it is (with hours)
Plural form of 'essere' used when telling the time for hours other than one.
Sono le dieci.
It's ten o'clock.
le
[leh]
the (with hours)
Feminine plural article used before hours, since 'ore' is implied.
Sono le undici.
It's eleven o'clock.
otto
[OHT-toh]
eight
The number eight, often used for time expressions.
Il tavolo è prenotato per le otto.
The table is booked for eight o’clock.
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