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How to Say ‘I have an appointment at ten.’ in Italian

Ho un appuntamento alle dieci.

oh oon ap-poon-tah-MEN-toh AHL-leh DYEH-chee

[oh oon ap-poon-tah-MEN-toh AHL-leh DYEH-chee]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Lead with this at the front desk, often with your booking printout. Many Questura offices only see people with a prior booking.

Phrase Breakdown

Ho un appuntamento

oh oon ap-poon-tah-MEN-toh

I have an appointment

The 'h' is silent. Hold the double 'pp' in 'appuntamento'.

Example

Ho un appuntamento domani.

I have an appointment tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

appuntamento

[ap-poon-tah-MEN-toh]

appointment

A scheduled meeting, e.g. with a doctor or dentist.

Example

Ho un appuntamento alle tre.

I have an appointment at three.

alle dieci.

AHL-leh DYEH-chee

at ten o'clock

'Alle' means 'at the' and is used for clock times. Hold the double 'll'. Say 'dieci' as 'DYEH-chee'.

Example

Arrivo alle dieci.

I arrive at ten.

Words in this phrase

alle

[AHL-leh]

at (the)

'a' + 'le'; used to give clock times.

Example

Ceniamo alle nove.

We have dinner at nine.

dieci

[DYEH-chee]

ten

The number 10; the shirt of the star playmaker.

Example

Ho dieci euro.

I have ten euros.

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