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How to Say ‘We have space at eight or at half past nine.’ in Italian

Abbiamo posto alle otto o alle nove e mezza.

ahb-BYAH-mo POH-stoh AH-leh OT-toh oh AH-leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah

[ahb-BYAH-mo POH-stoh AH-leh OT-toh oh AH-leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah]

Phrase Breakdown

Abbiamo posto

ahb-BYAH-mo POH-stoh

We have room / a table available

'Posto' here means available space or seating. Stress ab-BIA-mo with a strong double B.

Example

Abbiamo posto per quattro persone.

We have room for four people.

Words in this phrase

Abbiamo

[ahb-BYAH-mo]

We have

Abbiamo is the first person plural of avere, meaning we have.

Example

Abbiamo una varietà di formaggi.

We have a variety of cheeses.

posto

[POH-stoh]

room, space, seats

Here means available space or seating.

Example

Non c'è posto stasera.

There's no room tonight.

alle otto

AH-leh OT-toh

at eight

A clock time with 'alle'. Both words have double consonants: AL-le OT-to.

Example

Il treno parte alle otto.

The train leaves at 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.

o alle nove e mezza.

oh AH-leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah

or at half past nine.

'O' means 'or'. Link it smoothly to 'alle' and finish with MED-dza.

Example

Preferisce alle sette o alle nove e mezza?

Do you prefer seven or half past nine?

Words in this phrase

[oh]

Conjunction offering an alternative.

Example

Tè o caffè?

Tea or coffee?

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

The number 9; here used to tell the time, meaning nine o'clock.

Example

Il ristorante apre alle nove di sera.

The restaurant opens at nine in the evening.

[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.

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