La Hora

What time is it? Que hora es?

It is 1:00. Es la una.

It is 2:00 Son las dos.

It is 8:00. Son las ocho.

Quarter after the hour (15 minutes past) Simply add “y cuarto” after the hour. Example: Es la una y cuarto.

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Half past the hour (30 minutes past)                                       Simply add “y media” after the hour. Example: Es la una y media.

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Minutes on the clock from 1 to 29 Tack on the number of minutes to the hour. Example: Son las tres y cinco.

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Here comes the tricky part!!!

Quarter of the hour (45 minutes past OR 15 minutes till.) Go to the next hour and subtract “the quarter” Example: Son las cinco menos cuarto.

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Minutes from 31 to 59 Subtract the amount of minutes it will take to get to the next hour. Example: 2:50 = Son las tres menos diez.

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It’s noon. 12:00 p.m Es mediodia.

It’s midnight. 12:00 a.m. Es medianoche.

a.m. and p.m. In Spanish, we do not use a.m. or p.m. We say “in the morning”, “in the afternoon”, or “in the evening” In the morning = de la manana In the afternoon = de la tarde In the evening = de la noche

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