Telling the Time
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 2.1.1
El tiempo - Time
Key vocab
- La hora - the hour.
- Temprano - early.
- Tarde - late.
- La fecha - the date.
- De la tarde - in the afternoon.
- De la mañana - in the morning.
- A eso de - at about.
- Casi - nearly.
La hora
- Son casi las tres de la tarde.
- It is nearly three pm.
- Es muy temprano, llegaré a eso de las dos de la tarde.
- It is very early, I will arrive at about two in the afternoon.
- Me despierto a las siete de la mañana.
- I wake up at seven in the morning.
Qué hora
- ¿Qué hora es?
- What time is it?
- Es casi el mediodía.
- It is nearly midday.
Test yourself on Telling the Time
How do you say 'early' in Spanish?
Which one of these is not used to talk about the time of day in Spanish?