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Telling Time(Cómo decir la hora)
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When we ask what time it is in Spanish, we say
“¿Qué hora es?”
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¿Qué hora es?The third-person singular of ser is used with 12:31-1:30 since we use the 1 o’clock
hour (hora).
The singular definite article is used for the same reason.
All hours of the day are feminine in Spanish.
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Son las dos.
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The third-person plural of ser is used with all hours after one o’clock.
Likewise, the plural definite article is used for all hours after one o’clock.
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Es la una y diez.12 1
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To express minutes :01-:29…
1. Say the hour (Es la una/Son las…)
2. Say “y” (which means “and”)
3. Say the number of minutes
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Son las tres y quince.(It is 3:15.) 12 1
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Son las tres y cuarto.(It is quarter past 3:00.)
or . . .
Cuarto is a masculine noun that means a quarter (of an hour).
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Son las cuatro y treinta.(It is 4:30.) 12 1
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Son las cuatro y media.(It is half-past 4:00.)
or . . .
Medio is an adjective that means half. It is used in the feminine singular when telling time, since it modifies the unexpressed noun
hora.
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Son las cinco y cuarenta.(It is 5:40.)
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Son las seis menos veinte.(It is 20 minutes until 6:00.)
or . . .
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¿Qué hora es?To express minutes :31-:59…
1. Say the hour (Es la una/Son las…)
2. Say “menos” (which means “minus”)
3. Say the number of minutes until the next hour
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1. Say the hour (Es la una/Son las…)
2. Say “y” (which means “and”)
3. Say the number of minutes
or . . .
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Son las ocho y cuarenta y cinco.
(It is 9:45.)
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Son las nueve menos cuarto.
(It is quarter til 9:00.)
or . .
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Son las siete en punto.
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En punto literally means “on the dot,” and is used to stress that an exact hour is being expressed, with no minutes before or after.
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AM/PM phrases: Use these phrases when a specific time is mentioned:
AM (12-12) de la mañana
PM (12-5/6) de la tarde
PM (5/6-12) de la noche
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To refer to a general time of day, use the following phrases:
In the morning por la mañana
In the afternoon por la tarde
In the evening/At night por la noche
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To express a general time TODAY
This morning esta mañana
This afternoon esta tarde
This evening/Tonight esta noche
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¿A qué hora…?At what time…?
For times 12:31-1:30:
(El evento) + es + a + la + (time).
All other times:
(El evento) + es + a + las + (time).
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¿Qué hora es?
Son las doce.
Es mediodía.
or . . .
Note: Some Spanish speakers say “Son las doce del día”.
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Son las doce.
¿Qué hora es?
Es medianoche.
or . . .
Note: Some Spanish speakers say “Son las doce de la noche”.