Roldan- Telling Time (no menos)

Roldan- Telling Time (no menos)

Spanish 1 (en español)

2 ways to tell time in the world

• 12 hour clock

• 24 hour clock

• It's important to know what time is used where you are traveling because the public transportation schedules. (Bus pick up/ Train departure)

• Time zones are relevant to note too.

To say # o'clock..

• Son las # (hour)

• Es la una ... (it's 1 o'clock)

Multiple Choice

It's 7 o'clock.

• Es la siete.

• Son las siete.

To say a specific time just add...

• y # of minutes passed the hour.

• Example: It's 8:40 = Son las ocho y cuarenta.

To say AM/PM...attach the phrases to the end of your time.

• AM = de la mañana

• PM (before 7) = de la tarde

• PM (7 and later)= de la noche

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct way to say: it's 9 o'clock PM.

• Son las nueve de la tarde.

• Son las nueve de la noche.

• Son las nueve de la mañana.

There is another way to say times after 30 minutes passed an hour (31-59 minutes)

• It's 20 minutes UNTIL 9. (Son las nueve menos veinte. (8:40))

• It's 10 to 3. (Son las tres menos diez. (2:50))

Multiple Choice

There is MORE than 1 way to tell time in Spanish.

• cierto

• falso

To say "at" specific times you say ...

• A las instead of son las. At 4:30, a las cuatro y media.

• A la una instead of a es la una. At 1:15, a la una y quince/cuarto.

half-past (:30) & quarter-past (:15)

• half-past an hour, :30 = y media

• quarter-past an hour, :15 = y quince OR y cuarto

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct time: It's 9:05 AM.

• Son las nueve y cinco de la mañana.

• Son las nueve cinco de la noche.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct time: It's 1:45 PM.

• Es la una y cuarenta y cinco de la tarde.

• Son las una y cuarenta y cinco de la tarde.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct time: At 10:30 PM.

• A las diez y media de la noche.

• Son las diez y media de la noche.

Noon/ Midnight

• It's midnight (12:00 AM) Es medianoche.

• It's noon (12:00 PM) Es mediodía.

Multiple Choice

What would a digital clock read? (Son las cuatro y cuarto de la tarde.)

• 4:05 PM

• 4:04 PM

• 4:15 PM

Multiple Choice

What would a digital clock read? (Son las once y media de la noche.)

• 11:25 PM

• 1: 30 PM

• 11:30 PM

Multiple Choice

What would a digital clock read? (Es mediodía.)

• 12:00 AM

• 12:00 PM

• 10:00 PM

Poll

How would you rate your understanding of time:

• 3- I could teach someone else.

• 2- I just need to review a few vocabulary words.

• 1- I could tell time with my notes/vocabulary list.

• 0- I need a review lesson from a peer OR an instructional video.