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Noi partiamo per Roma fra un'ora.

Noi partiamo per Roma fra un'ora.
We leave for Rome in an hour.
From Lesson 49:Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Noi partiamo per Roma fra un'ora.

Why does fra mean "in" here? Doesn't it usually mean "between" or "among"?
Yes, fra (and its twin tra) usually means "between" or "among" when talking about places or people. But when talking about the future, it is used to mean "in" a certain amount of time. So fra un'ora means "in an hour".
Why do we say per Roma instead of a Roma (to Rome)?
The verb partire (to leave) is always followed by the preposition per when you state your destination. Think of it exactly like the English "we leave for Rome". If you used the verb andare (to go), you would use a instead: andiamo a Roma (we go to Rome).
Could I say tra un'ora instead of fra un'ora?
Absolutely! The prepositions tra and fra mean exactly the same thing and are completely interchangeable. Italians usually just pick the one that sounds better with the surrounding words to avoid repeating sounds.
Why does un'ora have an apostrophe?
The word ora (hour) is feminine, so its "a/an" article is una. When una is placed right next to a word that starts with a vowel, it drops the "a" and takes an apostrophe to make pronunciation smoother. Remember that the masculine article un never takes an apostrophe!

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