Telling the Time
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 1.6.4
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
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