Chistes de hora

Una pista: - consiguio = got

                 - lo usamos = we use it

¿Tiene hora?

Is it morning or evening?

In many Spanish-speaking countries, you'll use the 24-hour clock, so you won't need to clarify whether that dentist appointment is at two in the afternoon, or two in the morning.

But in case you do, you'll do it like this:

Son las dos de la mañana
It's two in the morning

Son las dos de la tarde
It's two in the afternoon

Son las ocho de la noche
It's eight in the evening

When does "the night" start?

In most English speaking countries you'd probably start talking about "the night/evening" around 6pm. But in a lot of Spanish-speaking countries, you wouldn't roll out the "de la noche" until around 8pm.

How to say midday - Es el mediodía
                                  It's noon / midday

How to say midnight - Es la medianoche
                                     It's midnight

Son las ocho en punto - It's exactly 8 o'clock

Casi son las ocho - It's nearly 8 o'clock

Saying when something will happen

When you want to talk about what time a class is, or what time you'll meet someone, you'd use "at" in English. ("I'll meet you at seven"). In Spanish you'll use "a las..."

Tengo mi clase de español a las cinco
I have my Spanish class at five

¿Nos encontramos a las siete?
Shall we meet at seven?

Mas ¿Qué hora es?

Es la una.
It’s one o’clock.

Son las dos.
It’s two o’clock.

Minutes can be added to the hour using the word y (and).

Es la una y cinco.
It’s five minutes past one.

Son las tres y doce.
It’s twelve minutes past three.

Minutes can be subtracted from the hour using the word menos (less).

Es la una menos cinco.
It’s five minutes till one.

Son las tres menos doce.
It’s twelve minutes till three.

You can also use the words media (half) and cuarto (quarter).

Es la una y media.
It’s half past one.

Son las dos y cuarto.
It’s quarter past two.

Son las tres menos cuarto.
It’s quarter till three.

1. Write the appropriate form of ser (es or son)

   1.  la una. 
   2.  las dos. 

2. Translate the following sentences.

   1. It's four fifteen. 
      

      _______________________.
   2. It's half past eight. 
      

      __________________
   3. It's a quarter till seven. 
      

      ____________________.
   4. It's quarter till two. 
      

      __________________.
   5. It's twenty minutes till nine. 
      

      __________________ .
   6. It's a quarter past four. 
      

      __________________ .
   7. It's half past ten. 
      

      _________________ .
   8. It's half past 6.                                                                                 _______________