Vocabulary
When do you use "Es la" & when do you use "Son las"?
Es la is used when the hour is 1 so from 12:31 - 1:30
Son las is used when the hour is 2 - 12 so from 1:31-12:30
Es la una y quince.
What is 1:15?
It is ten fifteen.
What is Son las diez y cuarto/y quince?
How do you ask "What time is it?"
¿Qué hora es?
What word appears before the time when saying something occurs "at a specific time"
a
When do "y" & "menos" mean & when are they used?
Y = and; menos = minus
Y is used to add minutes from the hour to the hour (typically up until half past) & menos is used to subtract minutes from the upcoming hour (from half past until the next hour)
It is one on the dot
What is Es la una en punto?
Es el mediodía.
How do you say, "I go to school at 7:30 am"?
(Yo) voy a la escuela a las siete y media.
What does "en punto" mean?
What is on the dot or sharp.
Son las ocho menos diez
What is 7:50?
It is five forty five
What is Son las cinco menos cuarto/y cuarenta y cinco?
Besides, "Son las doce", what other way can you express the time when it is 12:00 midnight?
Es la medianoche.
How do you say, "I go home (to my house) at 2:25 in the afternoon"?
(Yo) voy a la casa a las dos y veinticinco.
What does "media" mean and/or when is it used?
Media = half
Used on the the half hour (when the minute hand is on the 6)
Son las once en punto
What is 11:00?
It is six-thirty
What is Son las seis y media
Instead of using a.m., what expression is used in Spanish?
de la mañana
How do you say, "I go to the gym at 12:45?"
(Yo) voy al gimnasio a la una menos cuarto. (or a las doce y cuarenta y cinco)
What does "y cuarto" mean and/or when is it used?
What is 'and quarter'? Used on the quarter hour (for example 10:15 or 11:45)
Son las cuatro y media
What is 4:30?
It is quarter to seven
What is Son las seis menos cuarto/y cuarenta y cinco?
Instead of using p.m., what two expressions are used in Spanish?
de la tarde & de la noche
How do you say, "I am going to practice basketball at 3:00 on the dot"?
(Yo) voy a practicar baloncesto (basquetból) a las tres en punto.