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How to Say ‘Nine is perfect’ in Italian

Le nove vanno benissimo

leh NOH-veh VAHN-noh beh-NEES-see-mo

[leh NOH-veh VAHN-noh beh-NEES-see-mo]

💬 Usage Tip: Times count as plural hours, so the verb is plural too: le nove vanno bene. With one o'clock it switches to singular: l'una va bene.

Phrase Breakdown

Le nove

leh NOH-veh

Nine o'clock

Hours take 'le', short for 'le ore'.

Example

Sono le nove.

It's nine o'clock.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

the (with hours)

Feminine plural article used before hours, since 'ore' (hours) is implied.

Example

Sono le cinque.

It's five o'clock.

nove

[NOH-veh]

nine (o'clock)

The number nine; 'le nove' means nine o'clock, using the feminine plural article because it refers to 'le ore' (the hours).

Example

Arriviamo alle nove con quattro amici.

We'll arrive at nine with four friends.

vanno benissimo

VAHN-noh beh-NEES-see-mo

is perfectly fine

'Andare bene' means 'to suit'. 'Benissimo' means very well and is stressed be-NIS-si-mo.

Example

Le sei vanno benissimo.

Six o'clock is perfectly fine.

Words in this phrase

vanno

[VAHN-noh]

go / are (fine)

Third-person plural of 'andare'; with 'bene' means they suit.

Example

Queste scarpe vanno bene.

These shoes are fine.

benissimo

[beh-NEES-see-mo]

Very well

Used to express that something is very good.

Example

Il biscotto è benissimo.

The biscuit is very good.

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