Learn Romanian: E ora două fix. - It is two o'clock sharp.

E ora două fix.

It is two o'clock sharp.

Breakdown of E ora două fix.

to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)

sharp / exact / fixed

Questions & Answers about E ora două fix.

Why do we use două instead of doi for the number two here?

In Romanian, time is based on the word oră (hour), which is a feminine noun. Because of this, we must use the feminine form of the number two, which is două, instead of the masculine doi.

Is e short for something?

Yes, e is the short, everyday way to say este, which means "it is". You will hear e used all the time in spoken Romanian, especially when telling the time.

Why does it say ora and not just oră?

Ora means "the hour". In Romanian, instead of saying "it is two o'clock", you literally say "it is the hour two". The -a at the end of oră is how Romanian attaches the word "the" to feminine nouns.

How does the word fix work here?

Fix means "exactly" or "sharp". You put it right after the number of the hour to emphasize that it is precisely on the dot, with zero minutes past.