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Beginner Spanish 101 · Lesson 13
Telling the Time
Learn how to ask and tell the time in Spanish! In this lesson you'll learn 14 key time phrases — what time is it, it's one o'clock, it's two o'clock, on the dot, quarter past, half past, quarter to, in the morning, in the afternoon, at night, noon, midnight and at what time.
Words in this lesson
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la hora
— the time
lah OH-rah
¿Qué hora es?
— What time is it?
keh OH-rah ehs
Es la una
— It's one o'clock
ehs lah OO-nah
Son las dos
— It's two o'clock
sohn lahs dohs
en punto
— exactly / on the dot
ehn POON-toh
y cuarto
— quarter past
ee KWAR-toh
y media
— half past
ee MEH-dyah
menos cuarto
— quarter to
MEH-nohs KWAR-toh
de la mañana
— in the morning (a.m.)
deh lah mah-NYAH-nah
de la tarde
— in the afternoon (p.m.)
deh lah TAR-deh
de la noche
— at night
deh lah NOH-cheh
el mediodía
— noon
el meh-dyoh-DEE-ah
la medianoche
— midnight
lah meh-dyah-NOH-cheh
¿A qué hora?
— At what time?
ah keh OH-rah
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¿Qué hora es? — What time is it?
Es la una — It's one o'clock
Son las dos — It's two o'clock
en punto — exactly / on the dot
menos cuarto — quarter to
de la mañana — in the morning (a.m.)
de la tarde — in the afternoon (p.m.)
¿A qué hora? — At what time?
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