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La hora

La hora. Telling time in Spanish . Asking what time it is. The question is: “¿ Qué hora es ?” To answer, say: “Son las ____: ____” for everything except times during the One O’clock hour. For the One O’clock hour time block, use: “ Es la una …y/ menos ____.”.

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La hora

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  1. La hora Telling time in Spanish

  2. Asking what time it is • The question is: “¿Quéhoraes?” • To answer, say: “Son las____: ____” for everything except times during the One O’clock hour. • For the One O’clock hour time block, use: “Es la una…y/menos____.”

  3. How it works… • Imagine the clock is divided in half, from 12 to 6. • On the right-hand side, you will add minutes to the current hour using “y”. This includes the half hour mark. • On the left-hand side, you will subtract minutes from the upcoming hour using “menos”. Current hour Y Minutes Next hour Menos Minutes

  4. Mediodía/ Medianoche • Media = Half • Used for ___:30 • It is ok to say “treinta” • Cuarto = quarter • Used with Y for ___:15 • Used with MENOS for ___:45 • It is ok to say “quince” • En punto = “on the dot” Cuarto Media • El mediodía = noon • La medianoche= midnight

  5. A.M. and P.M. • De la mañana • Used from 12:00 a.m. to noon • De la tarde • Used from noon until sundown • De la noche • Used from sundown until 11:59 p.m.

  6. Ejemplos: ¿Quéhoraes? • 12:30 p.m. • Son las _____ _ _____ de la noche. • 1:10 a.m. • Es la ______ ___ _____ de la mañana. • 4:35 a.m. • ________ ______ ______ __________ ______________. • 3:20 p.m. • ________ ______ ___ ________ _______________. • 11:00 p.m. • ________ ______ _______________. • 12: 45 p.m. • ________ ______ ______ ________ _______________. media y Doce y diez Una Son las menos Cinco veinticinco de la mañana Tres y Son las veinte de la tarde de la noche Once Son las de la tarde cuarto Una Es la menos

  7. Asking at what time an event takes place • Start with: “¿A quéhoraes…?” • Then, name the event. • Porejemplo: • ¿A quéhoraes la clase de español? • ¿A quéhoraes la fiesta? • ¿A quéhoraes el concierto?

  8. To answer… • Start with: “Es…” • Then, use “A la…” for an event during the One O’clock hour, and “A las…” for all other times. • Porejemplo: • ¿A quéhoraes la clase de español? • Es a las 7 y media de la mañana. • O… Es a las 8 y media de la mañana. • ¿A quéhoraes la fiesta? • Es a las 10 de la noche. • ¿A quéhoraes el concierto? • Es a las 8 de la noche.

  9. Crédito Extra • Visit www.ticabus.com • Use their bus schedule to plan a 5-day dream vacation through Mexico and Central America. • Turn in an itinerary telling me what time (in Spanish) you are arriving to and departing from each city you have chosen.

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