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How to Say ‘Does Thursday afternoon work for you?’ in Italian

Giovedì pomeriggio ti va bene?

joh-veh-DEE poh-meh-REED-joh tee vah BEH-neh

[joh-veh-DEE poh-meh-REED-joh tee vah BEH-neh]

Phrase Breakdown

Giovedì pomeriggio

joh-veh-DEE poh-meh-REED-joh

Thursday afternoon

Say 'jo-ve-DÌ po-me-RID-jo'. The stress falls on the final 'ì' of 'giovedì'.

Example

Giovedì pomeriggio lavoro.

I work on Thursday afternoon.

Words in this phrase

Giovedì

[joh-veh-DEE]

Thursday

The day of the week after Wednesday.

Example

Giovedì lavoro fino a tardi.

On Thursday I work late.

pomeriggio

[poh-meh-REED-joh]

afternoon

The part of the day after noon until evening.

Example

Il pomeriggio studio.

In the afternoon I study.

ti va bene?

tee vah BEH-neh

does that work for you?

Use this to ask whether a time suits someone.

Example

Domani ti va bene?

Does tomorrow work for you?

Words in this phrase

[tee]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in expressions like interessare.

Example

Ti interessa? questa opportunità?

Does this opportunity interest you?

[vah]

okay

Expression of agreement or acceptance.

Example

Va bene, andiamo al cinema.

Okay, let's go to the movies.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

With 'andare', expresses that something suits someone.

Example

Ti va bene alle otto?

Is eight o'clock fine for you?

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