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How to Say ‘It's quarter past four.’ in Italian

Sono le quattro e un quarto.

SO-noh Leh KWAHT-troh eh oon KWAR-toh

[SO-noh Leh KWAHT-troh eh oon KWAR-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Sono le quattro

SO-noh Leh KWAHT-troh

It's four

This is the hour. 'Sono le' is used for every hour except one o'clock. Stress the first syllable: 'KWAHT-troh'.

Example

Sono le quattro in punto.

It's four o'clock sharp.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SO-noh]

They are

Used as a plural form of 'to be', indicating existence or identity of multiple entities.

Example

Sono 10 euro, grazie.

They are 10 euros, thank you.

[Leh]

The (feminine plural)

Definite article used for feminine plural nouns.

Example

Le mele costano tre euro al chilo.

The apples cost three euros per kilo.

quattro

[KWAHT-troh]

four

The number four, used to count guests or places.

Example

Il tavolo è pronto per quattro persone.

The table is ready for four people.

e un quarto.

eh oon KWAR-toh

and a quarter

'E' means 'and' and adds minutes after the hour. Run 'e un' together smoothly: 'eh-oon KWAR-toh'.

Example

Sono le due e un quarto.

It's a quarter past two.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

quarto

[KWAR-toh]

quarter

A quarter of an hour, fifteen minutes.

Example

Arrivo tra un quarto d'ora.

I'll arrive in a quarter of an hour.

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