How to Say ‘It's five past two.’ in Spain Spanish
Son las dos y cinco.
sohn lahs dohs ee THEEN-ko
[sohn lahs dohs ee THEEN-ko]
💬 Usage Tip: For minutes past the hour, add y and the minutes after the hour. For example, son las ocho y diez means "it's ten past eight".
Phrase Breakdown
Son las dos
sohn lahs dohs
It's two (o'clock)
We use plural 'son las' for every hour except one, because 'horas' (hours) is implied. Link 'son' and 'las' smoothly: 'son-las-dos'.
Son las dos, vamos a comer.
It's two, let's go eat.
Words in this phrase
Son
[sohn]
they are / it is
Used to give a price in Spanish.
Son cinco euros por dejar el coche en la entrada.
It is five euros to leave the car at the entrance.
las
[lahs]
the (feminine plural)
Definite article used with feminine plural nouns (e.g., las religiones). It specifies which ones you mean.
En un diálogo interreligioso, escuchamos a Las personas con respeto.
In an interfaith dialogue, we listen to the people with respect.
dos
[dohs]
two
The number two.
Faltan dos semáforos para llegar.
There are two traffic lights left before arriving.
y cinco.
ee THEEN-ko
and five (minutes)
'Y' (and) adds minutes after the hour. It sounds like the English 'ee' and blends into 'cinco': 'ee-THEEN-ko' in Spain.
Llego a las tres y cinco.
I arrive at five past three.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
past (minutes after the hour)
Used in times to add minutes after the hour.
Es la una y veinte.
It's twenty past one.
cinco
[THEEN-ko]
five
Numeral represented by 5.
Trabajo cinco días a la semana.
I work five days a week.
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