JHS Spanish I Telling & Understanding Time (Part 1)

¿Qué hora es?

What time is it?

Los minutos

Always look at the number of minutes first before you start to tell the time in Spanish.

If the minutes are 0-30 you are in the "safe zone". If the minutes are 31-59 you in the the "danger zone".

Minutos 0-30

The "safe zone". If the time has 0-30 minutes you have to say either...

A) Es la una... (for one o' clock) and add "y"+ number of minutes (EX: Es la una y diez = 1:10) or...

B) Son las # (for any other time) and add "y" + number of minutes (EX: Son las siete y veintidós = 7:22)

Minutos 31-59

The "danger zone!" If the time has minutes 31-59 you have to...

A) Write/say the next hour up

B) Write/say "menos"

C) Write/say answer to the math problem (60 - actual number of minutes)

EX: 1:50 = Son las dos menos diez. (60-50 = 10)

Es la una

How to start to tell time when it is 1 something

Son las

How to start to tell the time for any time of the day except for 1 something

y

comes before you say the number for minutes (Son las siete y cinco = 7:05)

cuarto

used instead of the number quince

media

used instead of the number treinta

Es la una y doce

It's 1:12

Son las dos y cuarto

It's 2:15

Son las tres y veinte

It's 3:20

Son las cuatro y veintiocho

It's 4:28.

Son las cinco y media

It's 5:30.

Son las seis y veintidós

It's 6:22

Es la una y media

It's 1:30

Son las siete y cuarto

It's 7:15

Son las ocho y trece

It's 8:13

Son las nueve menos cuarto

It's 8:45

Son las doce menos cinco

It's 11:55

Es la una menos veinticinco

It's 12:35

Son las siete menos veinte

It's 6:40

Son las tres menos diez

It's 2:50

Son las diez y cuarto de la mañana

It's 10:15 in the morning

Es la una y cuarto de la tarde

It's 1:15 in the afternoon

Son las once y media de la noche

It's 11:30 at night

Son las tres en punto

It's 3:00 on the dot

de la mañana

in the morning

de la tarde

in the afternoon/evening

de la noche

at night

Es el mediodía

It is noon

Es la medianoche

It is midnight

en punto

on the dot

Go down an hour. Math problem is 60 minus the number of minutes you heard/read.

How to understand the time you HEAR/SEE (you are the receiver of information) the time and it includes MENOS.

Translate the time exactly how you HEAR/SEE it

How to understand the time you HEAR/SEE (you are the receiver of information) the time and it includes Y