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Telling Time in Italian·Mezzogiorno and Mezzanotte
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Rule reminder

Two special words replace numbers for 12:00 PM and 12:00 AM: 'È mezzogiorno' (It's noon / 12:00 PM) and 'È mezzanotte' (It's midnight / 12:00 AM). Both use 'è' and NO article 'le'.

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→ Basic O'Clock Times→ È l'una — The Special Case of 1:00→ Sono le — Hours 2 Through 12→ Recognizing Times in Italian
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