How to Say ‘Around eight o'clock.’ in Italian
Verso le otto.
VEHR-zoh leh OHT-toh
[VEHR-zoh leh OHT-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: With clock times, Italian normally says [le] before the hour: [verso le otto], [alle nove], [dopo le dieci]. For one o'clock, it changes to [l'una].
Phrase Breakdown
Verso
[VEHR-zoh]
around
Used to give an approximate time, like around eight.
Verso le otto arriviamo al ristorante.
Around eight we arrive at the restaurant.
Le otto
leh OHT-toh
Eight o'clock
Time expression; with verso it means approximately 8:00.
La cena è alle otto.
Dinner is at eight.
Words in this phrase
le
[leh]
the
Used before clock hours in Italian.
Verso le otto c'è più gente.
Around eight there are more people.
otto
[OHT-toh]
eight
Refers to eight o'clock in this time phrase.
Verso le otto preferiamo un tavolo all'aperto.
Around eight we prefer an outdoor table.
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