Son las dos (It's two o'clock)

Learning Objectives Correctly say 'Son las dos' when they see a clock showing 2:00. Identify the difference between 'Es la una' (for one o'clock) and 'Son las dos' (for two o'clock). Answer the question '¿Qué hora es?' with 'Son las dos' in a role-playing scenario. Write the phrase 'Son las dos' to describe a picture of a clock at 2:00. Explain why we use 'son' for two o'clock instead of 'es'. Recognize and read the phrase 'Son las dos' in a short Spanish sentence. Look at the clock! ⏰ The big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 2. What time is it, and how do we say it in Spanish? Today, we are going to become time-telling experts for a very special time: tw...

TermDefinitionExample ¿Qué hora es?This is the question you ask when you want to know the time. It means 'What time is it?'Amigo: '¿Qué hora es?' Tú: 'Son las dos.' Son las...This is the phrase we use to say 'It is...' for any time that is NOT one o'clock. The word 'son' is used because we are talking about more than one hour.Son las dos, Son las tres, Son las cuatro. Es la...This is the special phrase we only use for one o'clock. The word 'es' is used because we are only talking about one single hour.Es la una. La horaThis word means 'the hour' or 'the time'. It is a feminine word, which is why we use 'la' or 'las'.La hora es las dos. (The time is two o'clock.) DosThis is th...

The 'Es' vs. 'Son' Rule Use 'Es la una' for 1:00. Use 'Son las...' for all other hours (2:00-12:00). Think of it like in English: 'It IS one hour' (singular) vs. 'They ARE two hours' (plural). Because 'dos' (two) is more than one, we use the plural form 'son'. Sentence Structure for Telling Time Son + las + [number from 2-12] To say what time it is (for two o'clock and up), you always start with 'Son las' and then say the number of the hour. We use 'las' because the word 'hora' (hour) is feminine and plural.