How to Say ‘It is two o'clock’ in French
Il est deux heures
eel ay duh uhrs
[eel ay duh uhrs]
💬 Usage Tip: Notice the plural 'heures' is used for any time after one.
🇫🇷 In France: 'La pause' usually occurs soon, making two o'clock a familiar marker in the workplace.
Phrase Breakdown
Il
[eel]
It
Refers to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified.
Il pleut aujourd'hui.
It is raining today.
est
[ay]
is
Verb used to describe a state or condition.
Est-ce correct ?
Is it correct?
deux heures
duh uhrs
two o'clock
Used to indicate the time of two hours past midnight or noon.
Il est deux heures et quart.
It is a quarter past two.
Words in this phrase
deux
[duh]
two
The number following one; 2.
Il y a deux chats.
There are two cats.
heures
[uhrs]
hours
Plural of hour, multiple units of 60 minutes.
Ça a duré deux heures.
It lasted two hours.
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