TIME IN ITALIAN
| 1:20 |
É la una e venti |
It's twenty after one |
| 4:15 |
Sono le quattro meno un quarto |
It's a quarter after four |
| 3:45 |
Sono le quattro meno un quarto |
It's a quarter before four |
| 10:30 |
Sono le dieci e mezza |
It's half past ten |
| 12:55 |
É la una meno cinque |
It's five (minutes) to one |
| 1:50 |
Sono le due meno dieci |
It's ten before two |
At 15 minutes before or after the hour, quarto ("a fourth") is commonly used instead of quindici ("fifteen"). Likewise, at 30 minutes after an hour, mezza ("half") is commonly used instead of trenta ("thirty"). Mezza is never used with meno.
To indicate A.M., add di mattina to the hour; to indicate P.M., add del pomeriggio (12 P.M. to 5 P.M.), di sera (5 P.M. to midnight), or di notte (midnight to early morning) to the hour.