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How to Say ‘Saturday the 14th at eight thirty, four people.’ in Italian

Sabato 14 alle otto e mezza, quattro persone.

SAH-bah-toh kwaht-TOR-dee-chee AH-leh OT-toh eh MED-dzah KWAH-troh pehr-SOH-neh

[SAH-bah-toh kwaht-TOR-dee-chee AH-leh OT-toh eh MED-dzah KWAH-troh pehr-SOH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: Clock times take alle because you mean "at the hours": alle otto, alle nove. Only one o'clock is singular: all'una "at one".

Phrase Breakdown

Sabato 14

SAH-bah-toh kwaht-TOR-dee-chee

Saturday the 14th

Read the number as 'quattordici': SA-ba-to quat-TOR-di-ci.

Example

Arrivo sabato 14.

I arrive on Saturday the 14th.

Words in this phrase

Sabato

[SAH-bah-toh]

Saturday

Day of the week; used without article for a specific upcoming day.

Example

Sabato andiamo al mare.

On Saturday we go to the sea.

[kwaht-TOR-dee-chee]

fourteen (14th)

Number used for the date; Italians say plain numbers for dates.

Example

Il 14 è il mio compleanno.

The 14th is my birthday.

alle otto e mezza,

AH-leh OT-toh eh MED-dzah

at half past eight,

'Alle' plus an hour gives a time. 'E mezza' means half past.

Example

Ci vediamo alle otto e mezza.

See you at half past eight.

Words in this phrase

alle

[AH-leh]

Used to specify time occurrence.

Example

Alla festa arrivo alle otto.

I arrive at the party at eight.

otto

[OT-toh]

Eight

The numeric representation of the number 8.

Example

Il film inizia alle otto.

The movie starts at eight.

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

mezza

[MED-dzah]

half

Feminine of 'mezzo'; used for half past the hour.

Example

Sono le due e mezza.

It's half past two.

quattro persone.

KWAH-troh pehr-SOH-neh

four people.

Hold the double 't' in 'quattro'. 'Persone' is stressed per-SO-ne.

Example

Un tavolo per quattro persone.

A table for four people.

Words in this phrase

quattro

[KWAH-troh]

Four

A number representing the quantity of four.

Example

Prenoto una tavola per quattro.

I book a table for four.

persone

[pehr-SOH-neh]

people

Refers to people in general; in company culture, often coworkers or employees.

Example

Dire Le persone si aiutano mostra che le persone nell'azienda collaborano.

Saying 'Le persone si aiutano' shows that people in the company cooperate.

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