How to Say ‘Around eight o'clock.’ in Italian
Verso le otto.
VEHR-soh leh OHT-toh
[VEHR-soh leh OHT-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: With approximate times, Italian often says [verso] plus the time: [verso le otto], [verso mezzogiorno]. For an exact time, you'd more often hear [alle otto].
Phrase Breakdown
Verso
[VEHR-soh]
around
Used to give an approximate time.
Verso le otto arriviamo al ristorante.
Around eight o'clock we arrive at the restaurant.
Le otto
leh OHT-toh
Eight o'clock
Refers to the time 8:00.
Sono le otto in punto.
It is exactly eight o'clock.
Words in this phrase
le
[leh]
the
Article used with clock times in Italian.
Verso le otto c'è più movimento.
Around eight o'clock there is more activity.
otto
[OHT-toh]
eight
Refers to eight o'clock as the planned time.
Verso le otto il tavolo sarà pronto.
Around eight o'clock the table will be ready.
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