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Page 1: Telling time in Spanish: Explanation Practice exercise index

Telling time in Spanish:

Explanation

Practice exercise

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To ask the time in Spanish, you say “¿Qué hora es? When you tell the time, you use Es la when the stated hour is one and Son las when it is any other number/hour.

It is one o’clock Es la una.

It is two o’clock Son las dos.

It is three o’clock Son las tres.

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• The clock is divided into two parts.

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• If the minute hand is past 12 but at or before the six you must use y to add the minutes.

y

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Son las tres y media.

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• If the minute hand is past six but before the twelve you can use menos.

menos

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Son las tres menos cuarto.

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• If the minute hand is past six but before the twelve you may use “menos” or “y”

If you use menos, you must use the upcoming hour

followed by the word menos followed by

the number of minutes left until that

upcoming hour.

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Son las doce menos cinco.

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If you use y, you must use the current hour

followed by the word y followed by the number of minutes that have

elapsed.

Son las once y cincuenta y cinco.

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Now try to see if you can tell the time:

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¿Qué hora es?

Es la una.

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las cuatro y cuarto.

4:15

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las cuatro.

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las seis menos catorce.

Or

Son las cinco y cuarenta y seis.

5:46

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las ocho.

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las tres y media.

3:30

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las cinco.

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¿Qué hora es?Son las cinco menos seis.

Or

Son las cuatro y cincuenta y cuatro.

4:54

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¿Qué hora es?Son las doce menos cinco.

Or

Son las once y cincuenta y cinco.

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¿Qué hora es?Son las doce menos veinte.

Or

Son las once y cuarenta.

11:40

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¿Qué hora es?Son las doce menos diez.

Or

Son las once y cincuenta.

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las ocho y trece.

8:13

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las nueve.

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¿Qué hora es?Son las once menos diez.

Or

Son las diez y cincuenta.

10:50

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¿Qué hora es?Son las dos menos diez.

Or

Es la una y cincuenta.

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¿Qué hora es?Son las tres menos veinticinco.

Or

Son las dos y treinta y cinco.

2:35

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¿Qué hora es?

Son las tres.

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¿Qué hora es?Son las siete menos cuarto.

Or

Son las seis y cuarenta y cinco.

6:45

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