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How to Say ‘Would nine o'clock work for you?’ in Italian

Le andrebbe bene alle nove?

leh ahn-DREB-beh BEH-neh AH-leh NOH-veh

[leh ahn-DREB-beh BEH-neh AH-leh NOH-veh]

💬 Usage Tip: Le here means "to you" in the polite form, and andare bene "to go well" is the everyday way to say something suits you. Swap in other options: Le andrebbe bene domani? "Would tomorrow suit you?"

Phrase Breakdown

Le andrebbe bene

leh ahn-DREB-beh BEH-neh

Would it suit you

'Le' is the formal 'to you'. 'Andrebbe bene' is a polite conditional: an-DREB-be BE-ne.

Example

Le andrebbe bene domani?

Would tomorrow suit you?

Words in this phrase

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun meaning 'to you', used politely with strangers like customers.

Example

Le porto il caffè.

I'll bring you the coffee.

andrebbe

[ahn-DREB-beh]

would suit / would you like

Conditional of 'andare'; with 'ti' it means 'would you fancy'.

Example

Ti andrebbe un caffè?

Would you like a coffee?

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

With 'andare', means to suit or be convenient.

Example

Ti va bene domani?

Is tomorrow fine for you?

alle nove?

AH-leh NOH-veh

at nine?

'Alle' plus an hour gives a time. Let your voice rise for the question.

Example

Apriamo alle nove.

We open at nine.

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.

nove

[NOH-veh]

nine (o'clock)

The number nine; with 'alle' it refers to the time nine o'clock.

Example

Il tavolo è prenotato per le nove.

The table is booked for nine o'clock.

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