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Getting started with Italian 3
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1 Revising the 12-hour clock

You’ll start by revising how to say the time so that you can understand the information you are about to be given.

Activity 1

Look at the clocks below and say the time out loud using the 12-hour clock. To check your answers, listen to the audio track. Use the transcript as well if necessary. 

Guardate gli orologi qui sotto e dite l’ora ad alta voce.

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Sono le sei meno un quarto.

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È mezzogiorno [or] È mezzanotte.

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È l’una. 

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Sono le dieci e un quarto.
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Sono le dodici e cinque.
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Sono le nove e mezza.
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Sono le sette.
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Sono le tre e venti.
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Sono le otto e dieci.
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Sono le undici meno cinque.
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