Spanish 1.4 Telling Time Quiz

Asking for the Time

• Use "¿Qué hora es?" to inquire about the current time in Spanish.

Telling Time Rules

• Use "es + la" for one o'clock: "Es la una" translates to "It's one o'clock."
• Use "son + las" for all other hours: "Son las dos" means "It's two o'clock" and "Son las seis" means "It's six o'clock."

Expressing Minutes

• To indicate time from the hour to the half-hour, append minutes as done in English.
• Example: "Son las cuatro y cinco" translates to "It's five minutes past four."
• Example: "Son las once y veinte" translates to "It's twenty past eleven."