How to Say ‘At eight o'clock.’ in Italian
Alle otto.
AHL-leh OHT-toh
[AHL-leh OHT-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian uses [alle] for clock times because it's [a] + [le]. You'll hear the same pattern in [all'una] for one o'clock, but [alle due], [alle otto], [alle nove] for the others.
Phrase Breakdown
Alle
[AHL-leh]
at the / at
Used before clock times to indicate the hour of the reservation.
Alle otto è perfetto per la cena romantica; Alle sette sarebbe troppo presto.
At eight is perfect for the romantic dinner; at seven would be too early.
otto
[OHT-toh]
eight
The hour requested for the reservation.
Alle otto iniziamo la cena di anniversario con un brindisi.
At eight we begin the anniversary dinner with a toast.
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