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How to Say ‘By Friday at noon’ in Italian

Entro venerdì a mezzogiorno

EHN-troh veh-nehr-DEE ah med-dzoh-JOR-noh

[EHN-troh veh-nehr-DEE ah med-dzoh-JOR-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: Entro means "by" in the sense of "no later than": entro domani "by tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Entro venerdì

EHN-troh veh-nehr-DEE

By Friday

'Entro' means 'by' or 'within' for deadlines. Say EN-tro.

Example

Lo finisco entro venerdì.

I'll finish it by Friday.

Words in this phrase

Entro

[EHN-troh]

by, within

Preposition setting a deadline.

Example

Paghi entro lunedì.

Pay by Monday.

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.

a mezzogiorno

ah med-dzoh-JOR-noh

at noon

'Mezzogiorno' means midday. Say med-dzo-JOR-no.

Example

Pranziamo a mezzogiorno.

We have lunch at noon.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with time expressions.

Example

Ci vediamo a quest'ora domani.

See you at this time tomorrow.

mezzogiorno

[med-dzoh-JOR-noh]

noon / midday

Twelve o'clock in the daytime; literally 'half day'.

Example

Pranziamo a mezzogiorno.

We have lunch at noon.

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