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La horaI can: Ask for the timeUnderstand time when I see or hear itGive the time

Qu hora es?

What time is it?How do we say time in Spanish?Son las ______.

Es la _______.When to use Es la vs. Son Las(think about the verb ser & the singular vs. Plural sides of your verb chart)Es laEs is on your singular side of your verb chart.What number is considered singular?Son lasSon is on the plural side of your verb chart.What numbers are considered plural?1We use Es la for times that 1 start with 1.

2, 3, 4, 5 (all #s except 1)We use Son las for times that start with 2, 3, 4)ExamplesEs laEs la una (It is 1 oclock)Son lasSon las dos (It is 2 oclock)Son las tres (It is 3 oclock)Son las ocho (It is 8 oclock)Son las once (It is 11 oclock)Lets take a step back and add some vocabularyCuartoQuarter til (when the minute hand is on the 9- which is the :45 minute mark)/ Quarter after (when the minute hand is on the 3- which is the :15 minute mark)MediaHalf hour (when the minute hand is on the 6- which is the :30 minute mark)Menos MinusY Plus (And)Wait a minute We have to use math?Time in Spanish requires some minor arithmetic- dont worry! The more you practice, the easier it gets!Make sure you know your numbers!Think of this circle as a clockymenos12396 3:15 Son las tres y cuarto If your minutes are between :01 - :30, use:y 1:01Es la una y unoIf your minutes are between :31 - :59This is the part about time that confuses peopleDONT be a victim of confusion!This is easy, once you get past the fact that its different.If your minute hand is between :31 - :59, subtract the amount of minutes left to the next hour.WHAT???2:50- How many minutes left until the next hour?Think about the circle with menos on the left and y on the rightymenosThe menos side reflects the minutes after the half hour and the y is for the minutes after the hour until the half hour 10Whats the next hour?3So, your answer is: Son las tres menos diez (It is 3 oclock minus 10 minutes- Or, It is 10 til 3A little more vocabularyon the doten punto=midnightmedianoche=midday / noonmedioda=p.m.a.m.==de la tarde / de la nochede la maanaIt isSon las=Es laAtA las=A laEs la una de la tarde.Tengo clase a la una de la tarde.ExamplesSon las diez.Qu hora es?Son las cinco.Qu hora es?Son las cinco y diez.Qu hora es?Son las ocho y cuarto.Qu hora es?Son las tres y media.Qu hora es?Es la una en punto.Qu hora es?Son las diez menos veinte.Qu hora es?Son las siete menos cuarto.Qu hora es?Qu hora es?Es medianoche.(Son las doce.)YOUR TURNSon las nueve.Son las seis(en punto).Son las dos y media.Es la una y cuarto.Son las tresy diez.Son las oncey veinticinco.Son las sietemenos cincoSon las dosmenos cuarto.5:30 pm1.6:15 am2.8:40 pm3.12:00 am4.9:45 am5.1:25 pm6.Qu hora es?

Las Respuestas1.Son las cinco ymedia de la tarde.3.Son las nueve menosveinte de la noche.2.Son las seis ycuarto de la maana.4.Son las doce dela maana.(Es medianoche)6.Es la una yveinticinco de la tarde.5.Son las diez menoscuarto de la maana.