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Telling Time
The verb ser is used to express the time of day. Use es when referring to "one o'clock" and use son when referring to all other hours.
The feminine article (la, las) is used before the hour because it refers to "la hora."
Minutes can be added to the hour using the word y (and).
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.
To say something occurs at a specific time, use the formula a + la(s) + time.
La fiesta es a las nueve.
The party is at nine o'clock.
La clase es a las ocho y media.
The class is at half past eight.
To differentiate between a.m. and p.m. use the expressions de la mañana, de la tarde and de la noche.
Son las dos de la tarde.
It's two in the afternoon.
Son las dos de la mañana.
It's two in the morning.
Son las diez de la noche.
It's ten in the evening.
Here are a number of useful time expressions:
por la mañana
in the morning (no specific time)
de la mañana
in the morning (specific time)
por la tarde
in the afternoon (no specific time)
de la tarde
in the afternoon (specific time)
por la noche
in the evening or night (no specific time)
de la noche
in the evening or night (specific time)
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