Half-Past Learning In Spanish!
Telling time is an important part of life, if you
go to Peru, or any other Spanish speaking country and say “What time is it”
they will look at you like you have 3 heads. You need to say;
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¿Qué hora es? à ((Ke - Orra – ssss))
this means What time is it.
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The appropriate response would be Son Las à It is followed my
the time.
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Son las dos
Son las tres
Son las cuatro
Son las cinco
Son las sies
Son las siete
Son las ocho
Son las nueve
Son las diez
Son las once
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It is 2 o’clock
It it 3 o’clock
It is 4 o’clock
It is 5 o’clock
It is 6 o’clock
It is 7 o’clock
It is 8 o’clock
It is 9 o’clock
It is 10 o’clock
It is 11 o’clock
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When it is 12 o’clock we don’t say Son las doce,
even thought that IS an option. A lot of Spanish speaking people just use
medianoché or medîodia. Medianoché for 12AM and medîodia for 12AM.
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Media
Cuarto
menos
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Half an hour
A quarter
minus
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When you see any of the previous ^^^ in a time
telling sentence like the following:
Son las media ocho. It means à It is 8 thirty
Son las nueve menos cuarto à It is minus 15 of
nine. Meaning is 8:45.
If you see cuarto in a time telling sentence
WITHOUT menos in front of it that just means its 15 minutes after ___Blank___
Ex: Son las cuatro y cuarto à It is 4:15
NOTE: how 4 is CUATRO and a quarter is CUARTO ..do not confuse to two!
