Page 32 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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L’ORA E I NUMERI
Warm up (1minute)
Time and numbers
Count in Italian from
1 to 10. (pp.10–11) On a day-to-day basis Italians use the 12-hour clock,
Say “I have a reservation.” sometimes adding di mattina (in the morning), di
(pp.20–1) pomeriggio (in the afternoon), di sera (in the evening),
Say “The meeting is on or di notte (at night (at night ( ). To say the time you say Sono le…,
Wednesday.” (pp.28–9) as in Sono le dieci (It’s ten o’clock), except for It’s one
o’clock, which is È l’una.

Words to remember: time (4 minutes)
Memorize how to tell the time in Italian.
l’una one o’clock
loonah
l’una e cinque five past one
loonah ay cheenkway
l’una e un quarto quarter past one
loonah ay oon kwartoh
l’una e venti one-twenty
loonah ay ventee
l’una e mezzo one-thirty
loonah ay metsoh
le due meno un quarto quarter to two
lay dooay menoh
oon kwartoh
le due meno dieci ten to two
lay dooay meno deeaychee

Useful phrases (2 minutes)
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using
the cover flap.
Che ore sono? What time is it?
kay oray sonoh

A che ora vuole What time do you
la colazione? want breakfast?
ah kay orah voo-olay
lah kolatseeonay

Ho una prenotazione I have a reservation
per le dodici. for twelve o’clock.
oh oonah prenotatseeonay
per lay dodeechee