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How to Say ‘Half past nine’ in Italian

Le nove e mezza

leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah

[leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah]

💬 Usage Tip: Clock times use le because ore "hours" is understood: le nove is "nine o'clock". e mezza adds the half hour.

Phrase Breakdown

Le nove

leh NOH-veh

Nine o'clock

Clock times use 'le' because 'ore' (hours) is understood.

Example

Sono le nove.

It's nine o'clock.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

the (with hours)

Feminine plural article used before hours, since 'ore' (hours) is implied.

Example

Sono le cinque.

It's five o'clock.

nove

[NOH-veh]

nine (o'clock)

The number nine; with 'alle' it refers to the time nine o'clock.

Example

Il tavolo è prenotato per le nove.

The table is booked for nine o'clock.

e mezza

eh MED-dzah

thirty (half past)

'Mezza' means half. The 'zz' sounds like 'dz'.

Example

Le dieci e mezza.

Half past ten.

Words in this phrase

[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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