La hora

La hora

Señor Aguilera

Bernal MS

NISD

San Antonio, TX

2020-2021

Giving the time

Time in Spanish is feminine. Therefore, we use the feminine articles "las" or "la" before the hours.

Giving the time

To give the time, we use the phrase "Son las" followed by the time in Spanish.

If it is 1 o'clock, we use the phrase "Es la" followed by the time.

Giving the time

We use the conjunction "y" to give the minutes when we are are giving the time.

"Son las siete y diez." - 7:10

"Es la una y cinco." - 1:05

Giving the time

When we want to say when something starts, we use the phrase "A las..." or "A la..." followed by the time.

"A las tres." - At 3 o'clock.

"A las cinco." - At 5 o'clock

"A la una." - At 1 o'clock.

Giving the time

In Europe and Latin America, Spanish-speakers use military time. However, they do not say the time this way. They only write it this way for class schedules, business hours, etc.

13:00 - 1PM

18:30 - 4:30PM

22:00 - 10PM

Ask for the time

When we want to ask for the time, we use the following questions:

"¿Qué hora es?" - informal manner

"¿Me puede decir la hora?" - formal manner

Vocabulario

• y media - thirty (minutes)

• y cuarto - 15 (minutes) after

• en punto - exactly

• menos - till

• "Es temprano." - It's early.

• "Es tarde." - It's late.

Más vocabulario

• de la mañana - in the morning

• de la tarde - in the afternoon

• de la noche - in the evening

• de la madrugada - in the early hours of the morning

• "Es mediodía." - It's noon.

• "Es medianoche." - It's midnight.

Más vocabulario

• de la tarde - in the afternoon

• de la mañana - in the morning

• de la noche - in the evening

• Es la medianoche - It's midnight.

• Es el mediodía. - It's noon

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