Meaning
clock, watch
In a sentence
Che bello il tuo orologio nuovo!
Your new watch is so nice!
Hai visto dov'è finito il mio orologio?
Have you seen where my watch ended up?
L'orologio in cucina non funziona più.
The clock in the kitchen doesn't work anymore.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| orologio | masculine · singular |
| orologi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use orologio for both wall clocks and wristwatches; Italian usually does not split them into two everyday words.
- To ask the time, say Che ora è? not *Che tempo è? Tempo means weather or time in a broader sense.
- For wearing a watch, Italians commonly say portare l'orologio or avere l'orologio, not *indossare in everyday speech.