1. Asking and Telling Time – Part 2 To tell what time it is for the time at a quarter after the hour: It is 1:15Es la una y cuarto. (It’s one and a quarter) Es la una y quince. (fifteen) It is 2:15Son las dos y cuarto (quince) It is 3:15Son las tres y cuarto (quince)

2. To tell what time it is at a quarter before the hour: It is 1:45Son las dos menos cuarto (quince) (it is two minus a quarter) It is 2:45Son las tres menos cuarto (quince) It is 12:45Es la una menos cuarto (quince)

3. To tell what time it is if it is not on the hour, half hour or quarter hour, tell the hour and how many minutes it is after (“y”) or before the hour: It is 1:05Es la una y cinco It is 6:23Son las seis y veintitrés It is 11:13Son las once y trece It is 12:50Es la una menos diez It is 3:40Son las cuatro menos veinte It is 11:54Son las doce menos seis