La Hora

hora/horas

hour(s) / time

¿Qué hora es?

What time is it?

¿A qué hora (…)?

At what time (…)?

Which phrase do you start with when answering “¿Qué hora es?” when it is one o’ clock?

Es la

Which phrase do you start with when answering “¿Qué hora es?” when it is two-twelve o’ clock?

Son las

Es la una

it’s one o’ clock

Son las…

it’s (time)

To add minutes between 1-30, you use (__) followed by the number of minutes.

y

What is this time in Spanish?: 1:05

Es a la una y cinco

menos

less/minus. Used when describing how many minutes left in a hour.

If your time in minutes is specifically 15 or 30 minutes (either regularly or before the next hour), you can replace it with…

cuarto, media

(de la) mañana

in the morning

(de la) tarde

in the afternoon

(de la) noche

in the evening/night

mediodia

noon

medianoche

midnight

¿A qué hora es la fiesta?

At what time is the party?

Es a la/las (when answering “A qué hora”)

it’s at

What is this time in Spanish? : 9:07

Son las nueve y siete

What is this time in Spanish? : 12:15

Son las doce y cuarto

What is this time in Spanish? : 4:30

Son las cuatro y media

What is this time in Spanish? : 5:45

Son las seis menos cuarto

What is this time in Spanish? : 8:50

Son las nueve menos diez

What is this time in Spanish? : 1:30

Es la una y media

What is this time in Spanish? : 12:45

Es la una menos cuarto