Usage Note
Ore is the plural of ora (hour). It is used in telling the time: sono le tre ('it's three o'clock', literally 'they are the three hours'). The singular ora means both 'hour' and 'now'. Note that Italian uses le ore with a plural verb for clock times, unlike English. Ore piccole ('small hours') means the early hours of the morning.
Examples
"Le lezioni durano due ore."
Natural Translation
The lessons last two hours.
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