Telling Time in Spanish

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What is the correct way to ask for the time in Spanish?

  • ¿Qué hora está?
  • ¿Qué tiempo es?
  • ¿Qué hora tiene?
  • ¿Qué hora es? (correct)

Which phrase correctly expresses 'It's two o'clock' in Spanish?

  • Son las dos. (correct)
  • Son las una.
  • Es la dos.
  • Es la una.

How would you say 'It's a quarter past one' in Spanish?

  • Es la tres y cuarto.
  • Es la una y cuarto. (correct)
  • Son las dos y media.
  • Son las cuatro y quince.

Which statement is correct for expressing time beyond the half-hour in Spanish?

<p>Son las tres y cinco. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Son las doce y media' mean in English?

<p>It's half past twelve. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which expression can be used to indicate 'twenty past eleven' in Spanish?

<p>Son las once y veinte. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a correct way to express time in Spanish?

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Study Notes

Telling Time Basics

  • To inquire about the time in Spanish, ask ¿Qué hora es?
  • Use es + la for one o'clock and son + las for all other hours.

Specific Time Expressions

  • Es la una. - It's one o'clock.
  • Son las dos. - It's two o'clock.
  • Son las seis. - It's six o'clock.

Adding Minutes

  • Express time beyond the hour by adding minutes:
    • Son las cuatro y cinco. - It's five minutes past four.
    • Son las once y veinte. - It's twenty past eleven.

Quarter Past the Hour

  • To indicate fifteen minutes past the hour, use either y cuarto or y quince:
    • Es la una y cuarto. - It's a quarter past one.
    • Son las nueve y quince. - It's nine-fifteen.

Half Past the Hour

  • For thirty minutes past the hour, use y media or y treinta:
    • Son las doce y media. - It's half past twelve.
    • Son las siete y treinta. - It's seven-thirty.

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