La hora On this lesson you will learn to tell time is Spanish. Telling time in Spanish is easy, when you take it step by step. ¿Qué hora es?
Es la una y media It’s 1:30 Son las dos y diez It’s 2:10 Son las tres menos diez It’s 10 ‘till three Es mediodia. It’s noon Es medianoche. It’s midnight. Follow this formula for time might look like this: (Es/son) + (la/las) + (hour) + (y/menos) + (minutes) + (time of day) In Spanish the verb “Ser” is used to express time. 1) Use “es” for one o’clock, noon, and midnight. Use “son” for any other time. Examples: Son las cinco. It’s five o’clock Son las once. It’s eleven o’clock. Es la una. It’s one o’clock Es mediodía. It’s noon Es medianoche. It’s midnight. 2) The feminine article (la, las) is used before the hour because it refers to "la hora." Es la una. It's one o'clock. Son las dos. It's two o'clock. 3) Minutes can be added to the hour using the word y (and). Es la una y cinco. It's five minutes past one. (it’s 1:05) Son las tres y doce. It's twelve minutes past three. (It’s 3:12) 4) Minutes can be subtracted from the hour using the word menos (less). Es la una menos cinco. It's five minutes till one. (12:55) Son las tres menos doce. It's twelve minutes till three. (2:48) 5) You can also use the words media (half) and cuarto (quarter). Es la una y media. It's half past one or 1:30. Son las dos y cuarto. It's quarter past two or 2:15. Son las tres menos cuarto. It's quarter till three or 2:45. 6) To differentiate between a.m. and p.m. use the expressions de la mañana, de la tarde and de la noche. In Spanish, we do not use am. or p.m. You must write it out! Son las dos de la tarde. It's two in the afternoon. Son las dos de la mañana. It's two in the morning. Son las diez de la noche. It's ten in the evening. Here is a great review created by Spanish411 Interactive Online Activities
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