How to Say ‘Around eight o'clock.’ in Italian
Verso le otto.
VEHR-soh leh OHT-toh
[VEHR-soh leh OHT-toh]
Phrase Breakdown
Verso
[VEHR-soh]
around / about
Used to give an approximate time rather than an exact one.
Se non so l'ora precisa, dico: «Verso le otto».
If I do not know the exact time, I say: “Around eight.”
le
[leh]
the
Plural feminine article used in time expressions like “le otto” for clock times.
Per l'orario dico: «Verso le otto».
For the time I say: “Around eight.”
otto
[OHT-toh]
eight
The number eight; in this context it refers to eight o’clock.
Per cena presto dico: «Verso le otto».
For an early dinner I say: “Around eight.”
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