In this lesson you will learn how to tell the time in Spanish.
Beginner students often want to know how to tell the time in Spanish. If
you are learning Spanish because you like to travel to Spanish speaking
countries, then it is very important that you know how to tell the time
in Spanish. Some other important topics that you should learn as a
beginner student are how to say the date and how to say when is your
birthday.
We will answer all of the above in this lesson. Let's begin with how to tell the time in Spanish.
To start, the hour is a feminine word, so....in front of the question ¿Qué hora es?, we should answer:
"Es la una", or "Son las 2,3,4, etc." Maybe you have listened the song: Me Gusta by Manu Chao, when he sings "¿Qué horas son, mi corazón?", well, this is not more than a mistake trying to rhyme. The question is always singular, and the answer according if it´s 1 or more will be singular or plural.
If for example, are 10.00, we say: Son las diez en punto (ten o´ clock)
From 10:05 to 10: 30 look at how we express the time.
10:05 diez y cinco
10:10 diez y diez
10:15 diez y cuarto
10:20 diez y veinte
10:25 diez y veinticinco
10:30 diez y media
And from 10:35 to 10:55, we are going to say the next time and menos (less) the minutes:
10:35 once menos veinticinco
10:40 once menos 20
10:45 once menos cuarto
10:50 once menos diez
10:55 once menos cinco
Also we have different expressions:
From 5 a.m to 11 a.m: Son las....de la mañana
From 12 p.m to 2 p.m: Son las.....del mediodía
From 2 p.m to 7 p.m: Son las....de la tarde
From 8 p.m to 11 p.m: Son las....de la noche
12 a.m: Medianoche
From 1 a.m to 5 a.m: Son las.....de la madrugada
In order to say the date we say: day-month-year
Hoy es 12 (Day) de Junio (month) de (2011)
But when someone asks us when our birthday or another special day is, we have to add an article.
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?)
Es el 11 de mayo. (It's 11 may)
Now you know how to tell the time in Spanish. You also know how to say dates in Spanish and how to say when is your birthday.
We will answer all of the above in this lesson. Let's begin with how to tell the time in Spanish.
To start, the hour is a feminine word, so....in front of the question ¿Qué hora es?, we should answer:
"Es la una", or "Son las 2,3,4, etc." Maybe you have listened the song: Me Gusta by Manu Chao, when he sings "¿Qué horas son, mi corazón?", well, this is not more than a mistake trying to rhyme. The question is always singular, and the answer according if it´s 1 or more will be singular or plural.
If for example, are 10.00, we say: Son las diez en punto (ten o´ clock)
From 10:05 to 10: 30 look at how we express the time.
10:05 diez y cinco
10:10 diez y diez
10:15 diez y cuarto
10:20 diez y veinte
10:25 diez y veinticinco
10:30 diez y media
And from 10:35 to 10:55, we are going to say the next time and menos (less) the minutes:
10:35 once menos veinticinco
10:40 once menos 20
10:45 once menos cuarto
10:50 once menos diez
10:55 once menos cinco
Also we have different expressions:
From 5 a.m to 11 a.m: Son las....de la mañana
From 12 p.m to 2 p.m: Son las.....del mediodía
From 2 p.m to 7 p.m: Son las....de la tarde
From 8 p.m to 11 p.m: Son las....de la noche
12 a.m: Medianoche
From 1 a.m to 5 a.m: Son las.....de la madrugada
In order to say the date we say: day-month-year
Hoy es 12 (Day) de Junio (month) de (2011)
But when someone asks us when our birthday or another special day is, we have to add an article.
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? (When is your birthday?)
Es el 11 de mayo. (It's 11 may)
Now you know how to tell the time in Spanish. You also know how to say dates in Spanish and how to say when is your birthday.
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Argentina. She is also a Spanish instructor and the author of 2 learning
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