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LA HORA
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Tiempo (time) is used to refer to time in a general way: He spends a lot of time with his girlfriend. Pasa mucho tiempo con su novia. How much time do you have? ¿Cuánto tiempo tienes? TIEMPO VS HORA
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TIEMPO VS HORA Hora (hour) is used to indicate a specific time:
What time is it? ¿Qué hora es? TIEMPO VS HORA
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¿Qué hora es? vs ¿A qué hora es?
When asking what time it is, we use: What time is it? ¿Qué hora es? It’s 2 o’clock. Son las 2. ¿Qué hora es? vs ¿A qué hora es?
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¿Qué hora es? vs ¿A qué hora es?
When asking at what time something happens we use: (At) what time is the concert? ¿A qué hora es el concierto? It’s at 3 o’clock. Es a las tres. ¿Qué hora es? vs ¿A qué hora es?
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Singular vs Plural It’s two o’clock Son las dos.
Since Spanish must have agreement of number, the only clock time that is singular is the 1 o’clock hour. All other hours are plural: It’s one o’clock. Es la una. It’s two o’clock Son las dos. Singular vs Plural
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To simplify, we often say it’s quarter or half past an hour, or “quarter ‘til”. Spanish uses the same terminology: Quarter Cuarto Half Media Quarter and Half Hours
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To say 3:15, or quarter past the hour, we use the number of the hour, followed by “and” (y), then the word for quarter: ¿Qué hora es? Son las tres y cuarto. Quarter and Half Hours
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To say half past (3:30), substitute the word for “half” (media)
¿Qué hora es? Son las tres y media. Quarter and Half Hours
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Once the minute hand of a clock moves past the half hour on an analog clock face, we generally say it is so many minutes “until” the next hour. In the case of 4:45, we would say it is “Quarter ‘til five”: Son las cinco menos cuarto. Notice that in Spanish, we always say the hour first and then the minutes. Minutes until an hour
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Working with minutes past an hour on a digital clock
Working with a digital clock, the same hour (4:45) would be called “Four forty- five”. Son las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco. You just have to know your numbers through 59. Working with minutes past an hour on a digital clock
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Try the following times: ¿Qué hora es?
5:10 Son las cinco y diez. 6:20 Son las seis y veinte. 7:40 Son las siete y cuarenta, or… Son las ocho menos veinte. Try the following times: ¿Qué hora es?
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Try the following times: ¿Qué hora es?
8:05 Son las ocho y cinco. 9:25 Son las nueve y veinticinco. 10:43 Son las diez y cuarenta y tres. 11:08. Son las once y ocho. Try the following times: ¿Qué hora es?
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To get used to telling time, you simply have to know your numbers from If you have difficulty telling time, not knowing the numbers is probably the reason. The only way to improve is to practice. Just practice…
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