Telling Time in Spanish ¿Qué hora es? ¿A qué hora...?

Summary

This video teaches viewers how to ask and tell time in Spanish. It covers essential questions like '¿Qué hora es?' and '¿A qué hora es?' along with responses for various times, including noon, midnight, and specific minutes. The instructor provides clear examples, demonstrating how to express times such as 10:50 and 3:15 using both direct and indirect phrasing. The emphasis is on practical usage, encouraging viewers to practice asking others about the time to enhance their language skills and confidence in conversational Spanish.

Takeaways

• 🕒 Time is an essential concept to learn in Spanish, expressed as '¿Qué hora es?' for 'What time is it?'
• 🕛 Key times include midnight ('medianoche'), noon ('mediodía'), and 'one' which can refer to either '1 AM' or '1 PM'.
• 🕑 To express hours in Spanish, use 'Son las' followed by the hour (e.g., 'Son las diez' for 'It's 10 o'clock').
• 🌅 Specify the time of day by adding 'de la mañana' (morning), 'de la tarde' (afternoon), or 'de la noche' (evening/night).
• 🕐 For times like '10:20' or '3:15', use phrases like 'Son las diez y veinte' or 'Son las tres y cuarto'.
• 🔄 Alternatives exist for telling time, such as saying 'una y media' for '1:30' or 'son las once menos diez' for '10:50'.
• 🕔 'Son las' is used for most times, while 'es' can be used for 'one' (1:00) and 'son' for all other hours.
• 🕙 For 45 minutes past the hour, both 'son las once menos cuarto' and 'son las diez y cuarenta y cinco' are acceptable.
• 🎤 The phrase '¿A qué hora es?' means 'At what time is it?' and requires a different response structure.
• 👍 Practice asking people what time it is to enhance your conversational skills in Spanish.

Q & A

What are the two main questions for telling time in Spanish?

The two main questions for telling time in Spanish are '¿Qué hora es?' which means 'What time is it?' and '¿A qué hora?' which translates to 'At what time?'

How do you say 'midnight' in Spanish?

'Midnight' in Spanish is 'medianoche.'

What is the Spanish phrase for 'it's noon'?

The phrase for 'it's noon' in Spanish is 'es mediodía.'

How can you express the time 1:00 in Spanish?

1:00 in Spanish can be expressed as 'es la una.'

How do you say '10:00' in Spanish?

'10:00' in Spanish is said as 'son las diez.'

What is the correct way to say 3:15 in Spanish?

3:15 in Spanish can be expressed as 'son las tres y cuarto.'

How do you say 'it's 10:50' using the subtraction method?

To say 'it's 10:50' using the subtraction method, you can say 'son las once menos diez.'

What does 'son las dos y media' mean?

'Son las dos y media' means 'it's 2:30.'

What is the difference between '¿Qué hora es?' and '¿A qué hora?'

'¿Qué hora es?' is used to ask for the current time, while '¿A qué hora?' is used to inquire about the time of an event.

How can you specify AM or PM when telling time in Spanish?

To specify AM or PM when telling time in Spanish, you can add 'de la mañana' for morning, 'de la tarde' for afternoon, and 'de la noche' for night.