007- Telling the Time

minute

sostantivo

/mɪ.nɪt/ or /mi.nit/

m

m

i

ɪ

n

n

u

ɪ

t

t

e

minuto

each of the sixty parts that creates one hour and is made up of sixty seconds

a.m.

avverbio

/ˌeɪˈɛm/

(a.m.)

antimeridiano

between midnight and noon

p.m.

avverbio

/ˌpiˈɛm/

di pomeriggio

after noon and before midnight

morning

sostantivo

/mɔr.nɪng/ or /mawr.ning/

m

m

o

ɔ

r

r

n

n

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

mattina

the time of day that is between when the sun starts to rise and the middle of the day at twelve o'clock

midday

sostantivo

/mɪd.deɪ/ or /mid.dei/

m

m

i

ɪ

dd

d

a

e

y

ɪ

mezzagiorno

at or around 12 o’clock in the middle of the day

noon

sostantivo

/ˈnun/

mezzogiorno

the time of day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, typically around 12 o'clock

almost

avverbio

/ˈɔlˌmoʊst/

quasi

used to say that something is nearly the case but not completely

afternoon

sostantivo

/æf.tər.nun/ or /āf.tēr.noon/

a

æ

f

f

t

t

e

ə

r

r

n

n

oo

u:

n

n

(dopopranzo)

pomeriggio

the time of day that is between twelve o'clock and the time that the sun starts to set

evening

sostantivo

/iv.nɪng/ or /iv.ning/

e

i

v

v

e

n

n

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

serata

the time of day that is between the time that the sun starts to set and when the sky becomes completely dark

midnight

sostantivo

/mɪd.naɪt/ or /mid.nait/

m

m

i

ɪ

d

d

n

n

i

aɪ

gh

t

t

mezzanotte

the middle of the night when the clock shows 12 AM

night

sostantivo

/naɪt/ or /nait/

n

n

i

aɪ

gh

t

t

notte

the time when the sun goes down, it gets dark outside, and we sleep

half

sostantivo

/hæf/ or /hāf/

h

h

a

æ

l

f

f

mezzo

either one of two equal parts of a thing