Clock Time, Making Plans, Diphthongs, Grammar, and Cultural Notes
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LA HORA
Clock time.
DIALOGO
Dialogue.
ANITA
Hello.
GABRIEL
Hello, Anita. It's me (I), Gabriel. Is it too early to call you?
DIPHTHONGS
Diphthongs are two juxtaposed vowels which form one sound.
WEAK VOWELS
One of these two vowels must be an i or u.
STRONG VOWELS
If you have two strong vowels—a, e, o—together, you have two separate syllables.
ai/ay
Like the 'ai' in 'aisle': bailar, hay, aire.
ei/ey
Like the 'ay' in 'may': peine, veinte, seis, ley.
ia/ya
Like the 'y' in 'yarn': gracias, estudiar, ya.
ie
Like the 'ye' in 'yet': siempre, quien, pie.
io/yo
Like the 'yo' in 'yodel': adios, nervioso, confusión.
COGNATES
Spanish words which look almost exactly like an English word.
THE VERB SER
Complete present tense of the verb ser.
yo soy
I am.
tu eres
You are.
Ud., el, ella es
He/She is.
nosotros, -as somos
We are.
vosotros, -as sois
You all are.
Uds., ellos, ellas son
They are.
QUESTION WORDS
Words used to ask questions.
Cuando?
Means 'when.'
Por que?
Means 'why.'
TELLING TIME
You ask for the time with: ¿Qué hora es?
Es la una
For one o'clock, answer: Es la una (hora).
Son las ocho.
It's 8:00.
Son las once.
It's 11:00.
Son las once y veinticinco.
It's 11:25.
Es la una y cuarto.
It's 1:15.
Son las dos y treinta.
It's 2:30.
Son las cuatro menos veinte.
It's 3:40.
Es la una menos cuarto.
It's 12:45.
Son las tres y cuarenta y cinco.
It's three forty-five.
Son las doce y treinta y cuatro.
It's twelve thirty-four.
¿A qué hora es...?
To ask 'At what time...?', you say '¿A qué hora es...?'
¿A qué hora es la obra de teatro?
At what time is the play?
Es a las diez de la noche.
It's at ten P.M./in the evening.
de la mañana
in the morning, a.m.
de la tarde
in the afternoon, p.m.
de la noche
in the evening, p.m.
la medianoche
midnight
el mediodía
noon
en punto
sharp, on the dot
más o menos las ocho
around 8:00
cerca (a eso) de las ocho
about 8:00
¿Cuándo?
when?
temprano
early
tarde
late
Es tan tarde.
It's so late.
¿Por qué?
why?
el reloj
watch, clock
En mi reloj, son las tres.
My watch says that it's three o'clock.
en mi casa
at my house
en casa
at home
bueno
Good./Okay
el plan
plan
hasta
until
largo
long
llamar
to call
madrugador
early riser
ocupado
busy
Son las dieciocho horas.
It's six P.M. (18:00)
Hay sesenta y cinco teatros en Buenos Aires.
There are sixty-five theaters in Buenos Aires.
Hay veinticuatro horas en un día.
There are twenty-four hours in a day.
Hay sesenta minutos en una hora.
There are sixty minutes in an hour.
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