2.1.3

Time

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Telling the Time

To tell the time in Spanish, you have to use this structure: to be (es/son) + la/las + hour + y + minutes. For example, 'son las dos y cinco'.

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Keywords

  • hora - hour
  • minuto - minute
  • segundo - second
  • reloj - clock/watch
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Expressions

  • en punto - exactly (used for full hours)
  • y media - and a half (30 minutes past)
  • y cuarto - and a quarter (15 minutes past)
  • menos cuarto - quarter to (15 minutes before)
  • menos diez/menos cinco - ten/five minutes before
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Verbs & common expressions

  • ser (es/son) - to be (used for telling time)
    • 'es' with '1' and 'son' with the rest of numbers
  • dar - to give (used in time expressions)
  • ¿qué hora es? - what time is it?
  • la hora exacta - the exact time
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Examples

  • Son las siete y media de la tarde.
    • It is half past seven in the evening.
  • Es la una menos cuarto en la mañana.
    • It is quarter to one in the morning.

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