What time is it?is expressed in Italian by Che ora è?or Che ore sono?The answer is + mezzogiorno(noon), mezzanotte(midnight), l'una(one o'clock), or Sono le+ number of the hour for all other times.

　　Fractions of an hour are expressed by e+ minutes elapsed. From the half hour to the next hour, time can also be expressed by giving the next hour meno (minus) the number of minutes before the coming hour. Un quarto(A quarter) and mezzoa half often replace quindiciand trenta. Un quarto d'oraand mezz'oramean a quarter of an hour and half an hour.

　　To indicate A.M., add di mattinato the hour; to indicate P.M., add delpomeriggio(12 P.M. to 5 P.M.), di sera(5 P.M. to midnight), or di notte(midnight to early morning) to the hour.