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Basic Spanish | Lesson 17 | Asking and telling time in Spanish!
This document is a language lesson focused on expressing time and numbers in Spanish, specifically covering how to ask and tell time using key phrases and grammar rules. It includes lessons on basic Spanish numbers, the structure for telling time, and cultural aspects regarding punctuality in Spanish-speaking countries. Additionally, the document emphasizes the use of specific words for different times of the day and offers practice examples for learners.
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- 1. What time isit? ¿Qué hora es? Lesson 16 | Learn to express time It’s two o’clock Son las dos
- 3. ¡Hola! Lesson 17 onBasic Spanish!
- 4. Number Spanish NumberSpanish 1 Uno/a 11 Once 2 Dos 12 Doce 3 Tres 13 Trece 4 Cuatro 14 Catorce 5 Cinco 15 Quince 6 Seis 16 Dieciséis 7 Siete 17 Diecisiete 8 Ocho 18 Dieciocho 9 Nueve 19 Diecinueve 10 Diez Revision: Basic numbers – 1-19
- 5. Number Spanish NumberSpanish 20 Veinte 1 Uno/a 21 Veintiuno/a 2 Dos 22 Veintidós 3 Tres 23 Veintitrés 4 Cuatro 24 Veinticuatro 5 Cinco 25 Veinticinco 6 Seis 26 Veintiséis 7 Siete 27 Veintisiete 8 Ocho 28 Veintiocho 9 Nueve 29 Veintinueve Revision: Basic numbers – 20-29
- 6. Revision: Basic numbers- 30-99 Number Spanish 30 Treinta 40 Cuarenta 50 Cincuenta 60 Sesenta 70 Setenta 80 Ochenta 90 Noventa
- 7. Number Spanish NumberSpanish 1 Uno/a 31 Treinta y uno 2 Dos 42 Cuarenta y dos 3 Tres 53 Cincuenta y tres 4 Cuatro 64 Sesenta y cuatro 5 Cinco 75 Setenta y cinco 6 Seis 86 Ochenta y seis 7 Siete 97 Noventa y siete 8 Ocho 98 Noventa y ocho 9 Nueve 99 Noventa y nueve Revision: Basic numbers - 30-99
- 8. 1 Asking andtelling time Lesson objectives
- 9. Today we willlearn how to ask and tell time in Spanish! What’s in store today?
- 10. The time ofday
- 11. Time Hora The timeof day
- 12. Time is oftenreferred to as ‘Hora’ ‘Hora’ also means ‘hour’ Grammar tip
- 13. Now let's learnhow to say 'time of the day' The time of the day
- 14. Of = De The(masculine) = El Of the = De el = Del (contracted) When 'De/ of' and 'El/ the' (masc.) come together, they are contracted or joined together to form a single word 'Del' Grammar tip
- 15. Of = De The(masculine) = El Of the = De el = Del (contracted) Day = Día Hence, Of the day = Del día Grammar tip
- 16. Time Hora The timeof the day La hora del día Of the = de el = del (contracted) The time of day
- 17. Asking time What timeis it? ¿Qué hora es? 'It' = pronoun is omitted
- 18. ¿Qué hora es? Youmay question the use of 'ser' (es) vs. 'estar' in this expression... This is an exception to the use of 'ser' Even though asking and telling time refer to a temporary situation, we always use 'ser' Grammar tip
- 19. Now that youknow how to ask what time it is, let’s learn how to tell what time it is Telling time
- 20. The basic wayof telling time is to use the singular form of ser (‘to-be’), which is es, for one o'clock and the plural form, son, for other times; followed by feminine form of ‘the’; and then the number which represents the time Form of ser + feminine form the + number Telling time
- 21. For telling timewe always use the feminine form of the definite article ‘the’ We use singular form ‘la’ with ‘one o’clock’ and plural form ‘las’ with other times Telling time
- 22. 1:00 It’s one o’clock Esla una Telling time ‘It’ is not translated Una = one (feminine)
- 23. 1 o'clock =Es la una Form of ser (es) + feminine form of the (la) + number (una) Did you get the structure right?
- 24. 2:00 It’s two o’clock Sonlas dos Telling time ‘It’ is not translated
- 25. Even though inEnglish we say 'It's one o'clock' or 'It's two o'clock' in Spanish it literally translates to 'Is the one' or 'Are the two' Grammar tip
- 26. To tell time: Is/are (‘es’ or ‘son’) + la/las + number So remember!
- 27. Es la =Is the (with singular - i.e. one) Son las = Are the (with plural) So remember!
- 28. Number Spanish It's 1o'clock Es la una It's 2 o'clock Son las dos Let's revise!
- 29. To start tellingtime, you will need to build your vocabulary and learn basic numbers Moving on…
- 30. Number Spanish 0 Cero 1Uno/a 2 Dos 3 Tres 4 Cuatro 5 Cinco 6 Seis 7 Siete 8 Ocho 9 Nueve 10 Diez Basic numbers : 0-10
- 31. Uno is shortenedto ‘un’ when it immediately precedes a masculine noun Un and Una are used as indefinite articles The indefinite article ‘a’ has the masculine form as ‘un’ and feminine form as ‘una’ Eg: Un perro – A (male) dog Grammar note
- 32. 1 2 3 4:00 It’s4 o’clock Try yourself Es la cuatro Son las cuatro Son la cuatro
- 33. 1 2 3 4:00 It’s4 o’clock Solution Es la cuatro Son las cuatro Son la cuatro
- 34. 1 2 3 6:00 It’s6 o’clock Try yourself Son las cinco Son las seis Son las seite
- 35. 1 2 3 6:00 It’s6 o’clock Solution Son las cinco Son las seis Son las seite
- 36. The numbers mightseem overwhelming right now, but you will learn as we practice... Let’s now try some examples for telling time along with adding a.m. and p.m.! Alright, let’s practice
- 37. a.m. = dela mañana p.m. = de la tarde / de la noche De la literally means ‘of the’ de la mañana = of the morning de la tarde = of the afternoon de la noche = of the night A.M. and P.M.
- 38. Morning is usuallytill lunch time (~2 P.M.) Afternoon is counted from lunch time (~2 P.M.) till about 7 P.M. post which one can start saying ‘de la noche’ Culturally speaking
- 39. It's 6:00 a.m. Sonlas seis de la mañana Telling time Literally : Are the 6 of the morning
- 40. It's 7:00 a.m. Sonlas siete de la mañana Telling time Literally : Are the 7 of the morning
- 41. It's 3:00 p.m. Sonlas tres de la tarde Telling time Literally : Are the 3 of the afternoon
- 42. It's 8:00 p.m. Sonlas ocho de la noche Telling time Literally : Are the 8 of the night
- 43. Number Spanish It’s 1a.m. Es la una de la manaña It’s 2 p.m. Son las dos de la tarde It's 8 p.m. Son las dos de la noche Let's revise!
- 44. Now we knowhow to tell time, but what if we have to say 'it is 2:15' or 'it is 3:45'? We will need to learn more numbers so we can talk about minutes as well If you understand numbers from 0-29, rest can all be derived from them Moving on…
- 45. While telling timein English, we often say: 2:15 =15 mins past two – this is called after the hour, as some minutes have passed after two 3:45 = 15 mins to four – this is called before the hour, as there are some minutes to four Before and after the hour
- 46. In Spanish, wewill follow the same pattern For after the hour : we will use the particle ‘y’ (meaning : and) For before the hour : we will use the particle ‘menos’ (meaning : minus/ less) Before and after the hour
- 47. If we usethe pattern of after and before the hour, we basically only need to know numbers from 0-29, so let’s look at the remaining numbers Before and after the hour
- 48. Number Spanish 11 Once 12Doce 13 Trece 14 Catorce 15 Quince 16 Dieciséis 17 Diecisiete 18 Dieciocho 19 Diecinueve Basic numbers – 11-19
- 49. Number Spanish 20 Viente 21Veintiuno/a 22 Veintidós 23 Veintitrés 24 Veinticuatro 25 Veinticinco 26 Veintiséis 27 Veintisiete 28 Veintiocho 29 Veintinueve Basic numbers – 20-29
- 50. Let’s try 2:15 Itliterally means ‘two and 15’ Telling time
- 51. 2:15 It’s 2:15 Son lasdos y quince Telling time 15 = Quince Literally ‘(It) is the two and fifteen’
- 52. 15 is alsoequal to ‘one fourth’ or ‘quarter’ of an hour Quarter = Cuarto Hence, 2:15 is more commonly translated as 2:15 = son las dos y cuarto Meaning ‘(it) is the two and quarter’ Grammar tip
- 53. son las dosy cuarto Please note that Quarter = Cuarto (notice the similarity of spellings) while Four = Cuatro Grammar tip
- 54. For time afterthe hour, we use ‘y’ If you want to additionally say a.m. and p.m. you may add de la manaña or de la tarde/noche after telling the time Do you remember?
- 55. 2:15 It’s 2:15 a.m. Sonlas dos y cuarto de la manaña Telling time 15 = Quince Literally ‘(It) is the two and fifteen of the morning’
- 56. 1:25 It’s 1:25 Es launa y veinticinco Telling time 25 = Veinticinco Literally : ‘(It) is the one and 25’
- 57. 1:30 It’s 1:30 Es launa y media Telling time Literally, 30 = Tienta But we used media as 30 is the middle of the hour
- 58. Now let’s try‘At 1:30’ Moving on…
- 59. 1:30 At 1:30 A launa y media Telling time At = A We used media as 30 is the middle of the hour
- 60. 1 2 3 3:20 It’s3:20 Try yourself Son las tres y viente Son las tres viente Es la tres y viente
- 61. 1 2 3 3:20 It’s3:20 Solution Son las tres y viente Son las tres viente Es la tres y viente
- 62. 1 2 3 4:30 It’s4:30 Try yourself Son las tres y media Son las cuatro y media Son las cuatro y cuarto
- 63. 1 2 3 4:30 It’s4:30 Solution Son las tres y media Son las cuatro y media Son las cuatro y cuarto
- 64. 1 2 3 At4:30 Try yourself Son las tres y media Son las cuatro y media A las cuatro y media
- 65. 1 2 3 At4:30 Solution Son las tres y media Son las cuatro y media A las cuatro y media
- 66. At = AAnd = Y (used for after the hour) Eg: 3:20 = 3 and 20 So remember!
- 67. To indicate halfhour, we use media We use cuarto to indicate quarter hour 30 = Media 15 = Cuarto Do you remember?
- 68. Alright, now let’stry time before the hour Eg: 3:45 = 4 minus 15 We use the particle ‘menos’ meaning ‘minus/less’ Moving on…
- 69. Even though yousay ‘It is 10 until 1’ if you were to say ‘12:50’ while translating to Spanish, it will read as: Es la una menos diez (Is the one minus 10) And not Es la diez menos una Grammar tip
- 70. 4:45 It's 4:45 Son lascinco menos cuarto Telling time Literally : (It) is the 5 minus 15
- 71. 3:45 It's 3:45 Son lascuatro menos cuarto Telling time Literally : (It) is the 4 minus 15
- 72. Son las cuatromenos cuarto Four = Cuatro while Quarter = Cuarto 3:45 = (It) is the 4 minus 15 Do you remember?
- 73. 3:50 It's 3:50 Son lascuatro menos diez Telling time Literally : (It) is the 4 minus 10
- 74. 3:55 It's 3:55 Son lascuatro menos cinco Telling time Literally : (It) is the 4 minus 5
- 75. 1 2 3 It's1:45 Try yourself Son las cuatro menos una Son las dos menos cuarto Es la una y cuarto
- 76. 1 2 3 It's1:45 Solution It's 1:45 Son las cuatro menos una Son las dos menos cuarto Es la una y cuarto
- 77. 1 2 3 It's1:15 Try yourself Son las cuatro y una Son las una menos cuarto Es la una y cuarto
- 78. 1 2 3 It's1:15 Solution Son las cuatro y una Son las una menos cuarto Es la una y cuarto
- 79. 1 2 3 It's2:10 Try yourself Son las diez y dos Son las dos menos deiz Son las dos y diez
- 80. 1 2 3 It's2:10 Solution Son las diez y dos Son las dos menos deiz Son las dos y diez
- 81. 1 2 3 It's2:50 Try yourself Son las diez menos tres Son las tres y deiz Son las tres menos diez
- 82. 1 2 3 It's2:50 Solution Son las diez menos tres Son las tres y deiz Son las tres menos diez
- 83. 1 2 3 Whattime is it? Try yourself ¿Qué hora es? ¿Qué hora son? ¿Qué horas son?
- 84. 1 2 3 Whattime is it? Solution ¿Qué hora es? ¿Qué hora son? ¿Qué horas son?
- 85. 1 2 3 a.m. Tryyourself De la manaña De la tarde De la noche
- 86. 1 2 3 a.m. Solution Dela manaña De la tarde De la noche
- 87. 1 2 3 It's6:05 p.m. Try yourself Son las seis y cinco de tarde Son las seis y cinco de manaña Son las cinco y seis de tarde
- 88. 1 2 3 It's6:05 p.m. Solution Son las seis y cinco de tarde Son las seis y cinco de manaña Son las cinco y seis de tarde
- 89. Number Spanish It's 1o'clock Es la una It’s 1 a.m. Es la una de la manaña It’s 2 p.m. Son las dos de la tarde It’s 9 p.m. Son las nueve de la noche At 1:30 De la una y media It’s 2:15 Son las dos y cuarto It’s 4:45 Son las cinco menos cuarto Revision : Telling time
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- 91. Formal situations In Spain& Spanish speaking areas in South America people are generally quite punctual if they are meeting for a formal event but one can expect slight delays even in meetings Culture leaf : Punctuality!
- 92. Informal situations However, forinformal gathering or parties arriving ~30 mins late is perfectly accepted In-fact most guests would typically arrive late Culture leaf : Punctuality!
- 93. La Hora Nica(Nicaragua Time) is a very interesting thing, if someone tells you a dinner is to begin at 7PM they really mean 'not before then' There’s an expression common in Nicaragua: Hay más tiempo que vida = There’s more time than life So why hurry? :) Culture leaf : Punctuality!
- 94. In the nextlesson, we will learn about days and dates! What’s next?
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- 97. Lesson 18 |Day and Date!