Tell Time in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the words you learn in these lessons!
Numbers: 21-29
In these lessons, you learned the following numbers.
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twenty-one | |
twenty-two | |
twenty-three | |
twenty-four | |
twenty-five | |
twenty-six | |
twenty-seven | |
twenty-eight | |
twenty-nine |
Accent Tip
Don’t forget that the numbers veintidós, veintitrés, and veintiséis have accents!
Let’s look at some examples using these numbers!
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You also learned the following words and phrases commonly used when asking for and telling the time!
Time Words
Time Phrases
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What time is it? | |
in the morning | |
at night or in the evening | |
in the afternoon or in the evening | |
on the dot | |
quarter to or quarter til | |
fifteen or quarter past | |
thirty or half past |
Let’s look at some examples with the above words and phrases!
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Telling Time with Ser
There are several useful formulas you can learn to help you tell the time with ser in Spanish.
One O'Clock
You can use these formulas for talking about la una(one o'clock), the only hour used with the third person singular form of ser. The following can all be used to say It's ___ o'clock or It's (hour) (minute).
- es + la + una (+ number of minutes)
- es + la + una (+ y + number of minutes)
- es + la + una (+ con + number of minutes)
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This formula can be used to say It's (# of minutes) until/'til (a certain hour).
- es + la + una + menos + number of minutes
From Two to Twelve
Use these formulas for talking about the hours from two to twelve, which are used with the third person plural form of ser. The following can all be used to say It's ___ o'clock or It's (hour) (minute).
- son + las + number from two to twelve (+ number of minutes)
- son + las + number from two to twelve (+ y + number of minutes)
- son + las + number from two to twelve (+ con + number of minutes)
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This formula can be used to say It's (# of minutes) until/'til (a certain hour).
- son + las + number from two to twelve + menos + number of minutes
Media y Cuarto
- To indicate that it's half past the hour in Spanish, use the phrase y media.
- To indicate that it's a quarter past the hour, use the phrase y cuarto.
- To indicate that it's a quarter 'til the hour, use the phrase menos cuarto.
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Quiz Yourself!
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Spanish Conversation
Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.
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