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How to Say ‘I'm here for the ten o'clock interview.’ in Italian

Sono qui per il colloquio delle dieci.

SOH-noh kwee pehr eel kohl-LOH-kwyoh DEHL-leh DYEH-chee

[SOH-noh kwee pehr eel kohl-LOH-kwyoh DEHL-leh DYEH-chee]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Saying this at reception is the standard way to announce yourself. Add your name with Mi chiamo... "My name is...".

Phrase Breakdown

Sono qui

SOH-noh kwee

I am here

'Sono' means 'I am' (from 'essere'). 'Qui' means 'here'; say it 'kwee'.

Example

Sono qui con mio fratello.

I am here with my brother.

Words in this phrase

Sono

[SOH-noh]

I am

First person singular of essere, used to say who you are or where you are.

Example

Sono molto interessato alle opportunità di lavoro qui.

I am very interested in job opportunities here.

qui

[kwee]

here

Indicates this place; useful when talking about the current company or environment.

Example

"Qui" l'ambiente sembra molto collaborativo.

"Here" the environment seems very collaborative.

per il colloquio

pehr eel kohl-LOH-kwyoh

for the interview

'Colloquio' means a job interview. Hold the double 'll': col-LO-kwee-o.

Example

Ho un colloquio domani.

I have an interview tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

colloquio

[kohl-LOH-kwyoh]

interview

A formal meeting, especially a job interview.

Example

Ho un colloquio di lavoro domani.

I have a job interview tomorrow.

delle dieci.

DEHL-leh DYEH-chee

at ten o'clock

'Delle' (of the) plus a number gives a time. 'Dieci' sounds like 'DYEH-chee'.

Example

Il treno delle dieci è in ritardo.

The ten o'clock train is late.

Words in this phrase

delle

[DEHL-leh]

of the (here: at, with hours)

Di + le; used before plural feminine nouns such as hours (le ore).

Example

Il treno delle otto è in ritardo.

The eight o'clock train is late.

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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