63: How to say "time" in Italian (Tempo vs. Volta)

Published: March 24, 2019, 8 p.m.

Tempo and volta - they both mean "time" in Italian. But be careful, they're not interchangeable - learn when to use them!

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Today's Italian words

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il tempo vola = time flies

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il tempo = time (literally: the time)\xa0

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vola = flies\xa0

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Non ho\xa0tempo = I don't have time\xa0

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Non ho = I don't have\xa0(literally: not, I have)

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tempo = time

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Tutto il tempo

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Tutto = all

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il = the

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tempo = time

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Tempo \xe8 denaro\xa0= time is money\xa0

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il tempo = time ("the" time)

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\xe8 = is

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denaro = money

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il tempo \xe8 un'illusione = time is an illusion

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il tempo = time (literally "the time")

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\xe8 = is

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un'illusione = an illusion.\xa0

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Una volta = one time/once

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Una = one

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Volta = time

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Due volte = two times/twice

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Due = two

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Volte = times\xa0

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La prossima volta = next time

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La prossima = next (literally "the next")

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Volta = time

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La scorsa volta = last time

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La scorsa = the last

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Volta = time

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Ogni volta = every time

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Ogni = every\xa0

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Volta = time

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Molte volte\xa0= many times

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Molte = Many

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Volte = times