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How to Say ‘For Friday evening, at eight.’ in Italian

Per venerdì sera, alle otto.

pehr veh-nehr-DEE SEH-rah AHL-leh OHT-toh

[pehr veh-nehr-DEE SEH-rah AHL-leh OHT-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: Clock times use alle because the hour is treated as "the hours": alle otto, alle nove. The one exception is one o'clock: all'una.

Phrase Breakdown

Per venerdì sera,

pehr veh-nehr-DEE SEH-rah

For Friday evening,

'Per' means 'for'. Stress the last syllable of 'venerdì' (ve-ner-DÌ). 'Sera' is SE-ra, with a single, lightly tapped r.

Example

Vorrei prenotare per venerdì sera.

I'd like to book for Friday evening.

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.

venerdì

[veh-nehr-DEE]

Friday

Fifth day of the week, named after Venus.

Example

Venerdì sera esco con gli amici.

Friday evening I go out with friends.

sera

[SEH-rah]

evening

The time of day after afternoon, before night.

Example

Ceniamo stasera alle nove.

We dine this evening at nine.

alle otto.

AHL-leh OHT-toh

at eight o'clock.

'Alle' (a + le) means 'at' with clock times. Hold the double t in 'otto' (OT-to) a little longer.

Example

Ci vediamo alle otto.

See you at eight.

Words in this phrase

alle

[AHL-leh]

at (the)

'a' + 'le'; used to say at what time something happens.

Example

Arrivo alle sette.

I arrive at seven.

otto

[OHT-toh]

eight

The number 8; here eight o'clock.

Example

Ci vediamo alle otto.

See you at eight.

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