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SPANISH LESSON - TELLING THE TIME IN SPANISH

spanish numbers see also Spanish Numbers

one o'clock
la una de la madrugada; la una de la mañana (lah OOH-nah day lah mah-drooh-GAH dah; lah OOH-nah day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
two o'clock
las dos de la madrugada; las dos de la mañana (lahss DOHSS day lah mah-drooh-GAH dah; lahss DOHSS day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
ten o'clock AM
las diez de la mañana (lahss dee-AYSS day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
noon
mediodía; las doce de la mañana (lahss DOH-say day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
one o'clock PM
la una de la tarde (lah OOH-nah day lah TAHR-day)
two o'clock PM
las dos de la tarde (lahss DOHSS day lah TAHR-day)
ten o'clock PM
las diez de la noche (lahss dee-AYSS day lah NOH-chay)
midnight
medianoche; las doce de la noche (may-dee-yah-NOH-chay; lahss DOH-say day lah NOH-chay

Listen Watch & Learn:

This video will help you practise telling the time in Spanish:

Notes: AM/PM are often distinguished by saying de la mañana (morning), de la tarde (afternoon), de la noche (evening/night) or de la madrugada (late night).

Times are also often given in the 24 hr clock format (eg. 1pm is 1300):

. 1300 - las trece, 1400 - las catorce, 1500 - las quince etc.   (see the section on Spanish numbers for further examples and pronounciation guides).

With the 24-hour clock, the words cuarto (quarter) and media (half) aren't used:

. 1315 las trece quince ('the thirteen fifteen' ie. 1.15 pm)
. 1630  las dieciseis treinta ('the sixteen thirty' ie. 4.30pm)
. 1745 las diecisiete cuarenta y cinco ('the seventeen fortyfive' ie. 5.45 pm)

Other useful Spanish phrases:

what time is it please?

¿Qué hora es, por favor?  (ke o-ra es por fabor)
now
ahora (ah-OH-rah)
later
después (day-SPWAYSS)
before
antes (ahn-TAYSS)
morning
mañana (mah-NYAH-nah)
afternoon
tarde (TAHR-day)
night
noche (NOH-chay)
__ minute(s) __ minuto(s) (mee-NOOH-toh(ss))
__ hour(s) __ hora(s) (OHR-ah(ss))
__ days(s) __ día(s) (DEE-aah(ss))
__ weeks(s) __ semana(s) (say-MAH-nah(ss))
__ months(s) __ mes(es) (MAYSS-(ayss))
__ year(s) __ año(s) (AH-nyoh(ss))

Get some more practise with this video, where you can hear how to tell the time in Spanish:



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