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How to Say ‘At two in the afternoon’ in Italian

Alle due del pomeriggio

AHL-leh DOOH-eh dehl poh-meh-REED-joh

[AHL-leh DOOH-eh dehl poh-meh-REED-joh]

Phrase Breakdown

Alle due

AHL-leh DOOH-eh

At two

'Alle' means 'at the' and is used for clock times. Say the double 'l' clearly: 'AL-le DU-e'.

Example

Ci vediamo alle due.

See you at two.

Words in this phrase

Alle

[AHL-leh]

at (the)

'a' + 'le'; used to give clock times.

Example

Ceniamo alle nove.

We have dinner at nine.

due

[DOOH-eh]

Two

Indicating the second item in a series.

Example

Due persone hanno chiesto di vedere la mamma.

Two people asked to see mom.

del pomeriggio

dehl poh-meh-REED-joh

in the afternoon

Stress 'po-me-RIG-gio'. The 'ggio' sounds like a soft, long 'jo'.

Example

Torno nel pomeriggio.

I'll be back in the afternoon.

Words in this phrase

del

[dehl]

of the

A contraction of the preposition 'di' and the article 'il', similar to 'of the'.

Example

Il titolo del libro è lungo.

The book's title is long.

pomeriggio

[poh-meh-REED-joh]

afternoon

The part of the day after noon until evening.

Example

Il pomeriggio studio.

In the afternoon I study.

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