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How to Say ‘It's two o'clock.’ in Italian

Sono le due.

SOH-noh leh doo-eh

[SOH-noh leh doo-eh]

💬 Usage Tip: Hours are treated as feminine plural ones, with ore left unsaid. That is why you say le due rather than i due. Swap in any number from two upward: sono le nove.

Phrase Breakdown

Sono

[SOH-noh]

it is (lit. they are)

Plural form of 'essere' used for telling time with hours above one.

Example

Sono le tre e mezza.

It's half past three.

[leh]

The (plural feminine)

Definite article for feminine plural nouns.

Example

Le ragazze sono felici.

The girls are happy.

due

[doo-eh]

two

The cardinal number next after one.

Example

Ho comprato due mele.

I bought two apples.

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