Chapter 4: telling time Flashcards

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Q

How is the sense of “telling time” expressed?

A

la hora

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¿Qué hora es?

A

What hour is it?

What time is it?

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3
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What verb is used to tell time?

A

ser

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4
Q

What are the singular and plural forms of time?

A

la hora

las horas`

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5
Q

It is one o’clock.

A

Es la una.

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Q

It is two o’clock.

A

Son las dos.

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It is three o’clock.

A

Son las tres.

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It is four o’clock.

A

Son las cuatro.

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9
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It is five o’clock.

A

Son las cinco.

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10
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It is six o’clock.

A

Son las seis.

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It is seven o’clock.

A

Son las siete.

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12
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It is eight o’clock.

A

Son las ocho.

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13
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It is nine o’clock.

A

Son las nueve.

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14
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It is ten o’clock.

A

Son las diez.

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15
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It is eleven o’clock.

A

Son las once.

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16
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It is twelve o’clock.

A

Son las doce.

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17
Q

(of the) morning, A.M.

A

de la mañana

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18
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(of the) afternoon, P.M.

A

de la tarde

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(of the) night, P.M.

A

de la noche

20
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It is two o’clock in the morning.

A

Son las dos de la mañana.

21
Q

It is one o’clock in the afternoon.

A

Es la una de la tarde.

22
Q

It is eight o’clock at night.

A

Son las ocho de la noche.

23
Q

How does Spanish indicate the exact hour or “sharp”?

A

exactamente OR punto

Examples:
Son las cinco exactamente (it’s exactly five o’clock)
Son las diez en punto (it’s 10 o’clock sharp)

24
Q

How does Spanish indicate an approximate time?

A

a eso de + the hour
OR
the hour + más o menos

Examples:
Es a eso de la una (it is about one o’clock)
Es la una, más o menos (it’s one o’clock, more or less)

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How to express time AFTER the hour?
State the hour + y + # of minutes (adds minutes to the hour) Examples: Es la una y veinte (it is 1:20) Son las cinco y diez (it is 5:10) Son las dos y cinco (it is 2:05)
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How to express a QUARTER after the hour?
quince (fifteen) OR cuarto (quarter) Examples: Son las tres y quince (it is 3:15) Son las seis y cuarto (it is 6:15)
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How to express HALF PAST the hour?
treinta (thirty) OR media (half) Examples: Son las nueve y treinta (it is 9:30) Son las ocho y media (it is 8:30)
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How to express time BEFORE the hour?
State the hour + menos + # of minutes (subtract minutes from the hour) ``` Examples: Son las tres menos diez (it is 2:50) Son las once menos cinco (it is 10:55) Son las nueve menos cuarto (it is 8:45) Son las doce menos quince (it is 11:45) ```
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What is an alternate way to express time BEFORE the hour using "para"?
of minutes + para + the hour Examples: Cinco para las tres (5 [minutes] to 3 [o'clock]) Veinticinco para las dos (25 [minutes] to 2 [o'clock]) Quince para las seis (15 [minutes] to 6 [o'clock])
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How to express that something is happening AT A CERTAIN time?
Insert "a" beforehand ``` Examples: ¿A qué hora? (at what hour/time?) A la una (at 1 o'clock) A las dos (at 2 o'clock) A las tres (at 3 o'clock) ```
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What happens to the expressions for before and after the hour when expressing a certain time (i.e., when using "a")?
Remain the same ``` Examples: a las cuatro y diez (at 4:10) a las cinco y cuarto (at 5:15) a las seis y cinco (at 6:05) a las nueve menos quince (at 8:45) a las once menos veinticinco (at 10:35) a la una menos diez (12:50) ```
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es mediodía
it is midday/it is noon
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es medianoche
it is midnight
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es temprano
it is early
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es tarde
it is late
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expresiones de la hora en general
expressions of time in general
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expresiones cuantitativas
quantitative expressions
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una vez
one time, once
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doble
double
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dos veces
two times, twice
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triple
triple
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tres veces
three times
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la mitad
(a) half