🕐 Telling the time in Italian

half past in Italian

e mezza

Example sentence

Sono le tre e mezza.

Quick questions

How do you say « half past » in Italian?
You say « %s » «e mezza».

Is « e mezza » masculine or feminine?
If it starts with il/lo it is masculine, with la it is feminine — see the articles lesson.

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Similar words

Che ore sono? — What time is it? È l'una — It's one o'clock Sono le due — It's two o'clock e un quarto — quarter past meno un quarto — quarter to in punto — sharp / exactly mezzogiorno — noon mezzanotte — midnight del mattino — in the morning del pomeriggio — in the afternoon All: Telling the time in Italian