Telling the Time

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Used to ask and tell the time.

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Standard masculine noun for minutes.

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Also means 'second' as an ordinal number.

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Takes 'l'' before a vowel; plural is 'gli orologi'.

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Use 'di mattina' to mean 'in the morning'.

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Contraction of 'in' + 'il' becomes 'nel'.

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Use 'la sera' or 'di sera' for 'in the evening'.

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Common time expression: 'di notte' (at night).

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Often used as 'e mezzo' or 'e mezza' for telling time.

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Used for 'quarter past' (e un quarto).

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Compound word: mezzo + giorno.

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Compound word: mezzo + notte.

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Very common survival phrase.

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Adverb of time; opposite of tardi.

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Adverb of time; opposite of presto.

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Ends in -e, so masculine and feminine singular forms are identical.

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Regular -are verb.

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Third conjugation verb with -isc- infix (finisco, finisci...).

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Regular -are verb, takes direct object without preposition.

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Regular -are verb used for duration of time.

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Uses 'volerci' to express required time.

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Added after the time to mean exact hours.

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Used to subtract minutes from the next hour.

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Used to indicate approximate time.

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Adverb of time requiring a grave accent on the 'a'.