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Lesson Transcript

Do you know how to use dalle and alle in Italian?
Welcome to Three Step Italian Practice by ItalianPod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice time-related expressions.
Let's look at the main dialogue.
Three people are having a conversation.
Il check-in in hotel è a partire dalle 15:00.
"Check-in at the hotel is from 3:00 PM."
Abbiamo ancora 30 minuti. Ecco la hall. Vuoi un caffè?
"We still have 30 minutes. Here is the lobby. Do you want a coffee?"
è a partire dalle 15:00
dalle
Sì, per favore. C'è una piscina qui?
"Yes, please. Is there a swimming pool here?"
Sì. La piscina è aperta fino alle 22:00.
"Yes. The pool is open until 10:00 PM."
è aperta fino alle 22:00
alle
Dalle means "from the" or "starting from the" and is used before plural hours, such as 15:00 (quindici).
It comes from the preposition da, meaning "from," and the article le, which means "the," combining to form dalle.
It can often be found in the pattern we learned: [Noun/Noun Phrase] è a partire dalle [time].
Alle can mean "until" when used with time. It combines a, meaning "to" or "at," and le, meaning "the," literally meaning "at the" or "until the." It is used before plural hours, like 22:00 (ventidue).
You can often find it in the [Noun/Noun Phrase] è aperto/aperta fino alle [time]. pattern.
Let's practice using dalle and alle in this lesson!

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