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"Son las ocho de la mañana" is a phrase which is often translated as "it's eight o'clock in the morning", and "yo" is a pronoun which is often translated as "I". Learn more about the difference between "son las ocho de la mañana" and "yo" below.
son las ocho de la mañana(
sohn
lahs
oh
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choh
deh
lah
mah
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nyah
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nah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. it's eight o'clock in the morning
¿Dónde estuviste? Son las ocho de la mañana.Where were you? It's eight o'clock in the morning.
b. it's eight in the morning
¡Arriba! Son las ocho de la mañana.Rise and shine! It's eight in the morning.
yo(
yoh
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (psychology)
