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How to Say ‘What do you think about nine thirty?’ in Italian

Cosa ne pensi delle nove e mezza?

KO-sa neh PEN-see DEL-leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah

[KO-sa neh PEN-see DEL-leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah]

💬 Usage Tip: delle is di + le merged, because times take le: cosa ne pensi delle dieci? "what about ten?"

Phrase Breakdown

Cosa ne pensi

KO-sa neh PEN-see

What do you think

'Pensare di' means to have an opinion about something.

Example

Cosa ne pensi, Marco?

What do you think, Marco?

Words in this phrase

Cosa

[KO-sa]

What

Used to specify something unknown.

Example

Dire cosa vuoi vedere.

Say what you want to watch.

[neh]

about it / for them

Pronoun referring to the thing mentioned, in 'andare matto per'.

Example

Il gelato? Ne vado pazzo.

Ice cream? I'm crazy about it.

pensi

[PEN-see]

you think

'Tu' form of 'pensare', to think.

Example

Cosa pensi del progetto?

What do you think of the project?

delle nove e mezza?

DEL-leh NOH-veh eh MED-dzah

of nine-thirty?

'Delle' is 'di' plus 'le', followed by the time.

Example

Va bene delle nove e mezza?

Does nine-thirty work?

Words in this phrase

delle

[DEL-leh]

of the (feminine plural)

Di + le, used before feminine plural nouns.

Example

Il profumo delle rose.

The scent of the roses.

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.

[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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