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Che ora è? Che ore sono?: Telling Time in Italian by Ronald Glenn Wrigley, M.A.

The questions Che ora è? and Che ore sono? both mean “What time is it?”and can be used interchangeably.

Che ora è? Sono le due e trenta. What time is it? It's 2:30.

Che ore sono? Sono le due e trenta. What time is it? It's 2:30.

The expression Sono le… is used to express all times from 2:00 on:

Sono le due. It's 2:00.

Sono le quattro e quindici. It's 4:15.

Sono le otto meno due. It's 7:58. (literally, “It's 8:00 minus 2.”)

Sono le dodici e venti. It's 12:20.

The expression È l'… is used to express all times using the 1:00 hour.

È l'una. It's 1:00.

È l'una e dieci. It's 1:10.

È l'una meno cinque. It's 12:55. (literally, “It's 1:00 minus 5.”)

È l'una e quarantacinque. It's 1:45.

It is common in Italy to see the 24-hour clock used for scheduling purposes (train or plane schedules, conference schedules, television programming, etc.).

Il treno per Bari parte dal binario sei alle diciannove e venti. The train for Bari leaves from Track 6 at 7:20.

È… is used with the following time expressions:

È mezzogiorno. It's noon.

È mezzanotte. It's midnight.

The expression A che ora…? is used to ask “(At) what time…?”:

A che ora vai alla festa? (At) what time are you going to the party?

A che ora torni stasera? (At) what time are you returning this evening?

Exercise 13: Telling Time

State the times in Italian, spelling out all numbers.

  • It's 5:17.

  • It's 3:08.

  • It's 14:24.

  • It's 8:30.

  • It's 12:45.

  • It's 18:44.

  • It's 1:15.

  • It's midnight.

  • It's 6:09.

  • It's 1:55.

Exercise 14: At What Time?

Answer the questions in full sentences in Italian.

  • Che ore sono?

  • A che ora mangi stasera?

  • A che ora vai a letto?

  • A che ora vai al lavoro domani mattina?

  • A che ora sei a casa domani pomeriggio?

Exercise 15: Verb Conjugations

Conjugate the following verbs in the present tense.

<tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <thead> <tr> <td><para/></td> <td><p><emphasis>Mangiare</emphasis></p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Pagare</emphasis></p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Parlare</emphasis></p></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>io</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>tu</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>lui/lei</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>noi</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>voi</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>loro</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table frame="all" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="4"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col4" colnum="4" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <thead> <tr> <td><para/></td> <td><p><emphasis>Dare</emphasis></p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Fare</emphasis></p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Andare</emphasis></p></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>io</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>tu</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>lui/lei</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>noi</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>voi</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>loro</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table frame="all" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="4"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col4" colnum="4" colwidth="25%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <thead> <tr> <td><para/></td> <td><p><emphasis>Stare</emphasis></p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Incominciare</emphasis></p></td> <td><p><emphasis>Giocare</emphasis></p></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>io</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>tu</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>lui/lei</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>noi</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>voi</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><emphasis>loro</emphasis></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <h2>Exercise 16: Articulated Prepositions</h2> <p>Fill in the following chart with the correct articulated prepositions.</p> <table frame="all" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="9"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="12%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col4" colnum="4" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col5" colnum="5" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col6" colnum="6" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col7" colnum="7" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col8" colnum="8" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col9" colnum="9" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <thead> <tr> <td><para/></td> <td><p>Il</p></td> <td><p>Lo</p></td> <td><p>L'</p></td> <td><p>La</p></td> <td><p>L'</p></td> <td><p>I</p></td> <td><p>Gli</p></td> <td><p>Le</p></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>a</p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>da</p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>di</p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <table frame="all" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="9"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="12%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col3" colnum="3" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col4" colnum="4" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col5" colnum="5" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col6" colnum="6" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col7" colnum="7" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col8" colnum="8" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col9" colnum="9" colwidth="11%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <thead> <tr> <td><para/></td> <td><p>Il</p></td> <td><p>Lo</p></td> <td><p>L'</p></td> <td><p>La</p></td> <td><p>L'</p></td> <td><p>I</p></td> <td><p>Gli</p></td> <td><p>Le</p></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><p>in</p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p>su</p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> <td><p></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <h2>Exercise 17: Present Tense Verbs</h2> <p>Complete the sentences using the correct present tense conjugation of the verb in parentheses. You may refer to the glossary for assistance.</p> <p>1. (to wait for) <emphasis>Noi il treno?</emphasis></p> <p>2. (to learn) <emphasis>Luca e Mario l'italiano.</emphasis></p> <p>3. (to eat) <emphasis>Tu la pizza.</emphasis></p> <p>4. (to watch) <emphasis>Tu e Maria la televisione.</emphasis></p> <p>5. (to play) <emphasis>Noi a tennis oggi.</emphasis></p> <p>6. (to explain) <emphasis>Gli altri professori ed io le lezioni agli stu-denti.</emphasis></p> <p>7. (to think about) <emphasis>Io sono di Providence. Io gli amici a Providence.</emphasis></p> <p>8. (to buy) <emphasis>Marco molti CD.</emphasis></p> <p>9. (to study) <emphasis>Tu non perché non hai molto tempo libero.</emphasis></p> <p>10. 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