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How to Say ‘Is Thursday at ten all right?’ in Italian

Giovedì alle dieci va bene?

joh-veh-DEE AHL-leh DYAY-chee vah BEH-neh

[joh-veh-DEE AHL-leh DYAY-chee vah BEH-neh]

Phrase Breakdown

Giovedì alle dieci

joh-veh-DEE AHL-leh DYAY-chee

Thursday at ten

The accent on 'dì' means the stress falls on the last syllable.

Example

Giovedì alle dieci sono libero.

I'm free Thursday at ten.

Words in this phrase

Giovedì

[joh-veh-DEE]

Thursday

The day of the week after Wednesday.

Example

Giovedì lavoro fino a tardi.

On Thursday I work late.

alle

[AHL-leh]

at the / at

Used before clock times in Italian, especially with plural hours like otto.

Example

La prenotazione è Alle otto.

The reservation is at eight.

dieci

[DYAY-chee]

Ten

The number equivalent to the sum of nine and one.

Example

Ho dieci libri.

I have ten books.

va bene?

vah BEH-neh

is that OK?

A very common phrase meaning 'is that fine?'. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

Domani va bene?

Is tomorrow OK?

Words in this phrase

[vah]

it goes / that's

Part of the phrase va benissimo, meaning that's perfectly fine.

Example

Sì, va benissimo, grazie.

Yes, that’s perfectly fine, thank you.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

In va bene, it means fine or okay.

Example

Per me bene così, grazie.

For me, that’s fine like this, thanks.

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