Learn Basic Spanish Words: Telling Time in Spanish

Learn Basic Spanish Words: Telling Time in SpanishIn the Spanish language, the clock is divided in half. During the first 30 minutes after the hour, give the hour just past, then y (and), followed by the number of minutes.If the time is between 1:00 and 1:30, precede the time with es la. If it is after 1:30, precede the time with son las. A few Spanish words and phrases that relate to the time

 la hora   the hour, the time
 
¿Qué hora es?
   What time is it?
 
cuarto
   a quarter (after or before)
 
media
   half past the hour
 
de la mañana
   AM (morning)
 
de la tarde
   PM (afternoon)
 
de la noche
   PM (evening)
 
Es el mediodía.
   It is 12:00 noon.
 
Es la medianoche.
   It is midnight.
 

It’s 2:15 in the afternoon.
Son las dos y cuarto de la tarde. 
It’s 1:00 in the morning.
Es la una de la mañana. It’s noon.
Es el mediodía. 

It’s 5:30.
Son las cinco y media. It’s 10 minutes till 8 in the evening.
Son las ocho menos diez

del la noche.

It’s 20 minutes till 12.
Son las doce menos veinte.


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