Chapter 4: telling time

Question 1

How is the sense of “telling time” expressed?

Answer 1

la hora

Question 2

¿Qué hora es?

Answer 2

What hour is it?

What time is it?

Question 3

What verb is used to tell time?

Answer 3

ser

Question 4

What are the singular and plural forms of time?

Answer 4

la hora

las horas`

Question 5

It is one o’clock.

Answer 5

Es la una.

Question 6

It is two o’clock.

Answer 6

Son las dos.

Question 7

It is three o’clock.

Answer 7

Son las tres.

Question 8

It is four o’clock.

Answer 8

Son las cuatro.

Question 9

It is five o’clock.

Answer 9

Son las cinco.

Question 10

It is six o’clock.

Answer 10

Son las seis.

Question 11

It is seven o’clock.

Answer 11

Son las siete.

Question 12

It is eight o’clock.

Answer 12

Son las ocho.

Question 13

It is nine o’clock.

Answer 13

Son las nueve.

Question 14

It is ten o’clock.

Answer 14

Son las diez.

Question 15

It is eleven o’clock.

Answer 15

Son las once.

Question 16

It is twelve o’clock.

Answer 16

Son las doce.

Question 17

(of the) morning, A.M.

Answer 17

de la mañana

Question 18

(of the) afternoon, P.M.

Answer 18

de la tarde

Question 19

(of the) night, P.M.

Answer 19

de la noche

Question 20

It is two o’clock in the morning.

Answer 20

Son las dos de la mañana.

Question 21

It is one o’clock in the afternoon.

Answer 21

Es la una de la tarde.

Question 22

It is eight o’clock at night.

Answer 22

Son las ocho de la noche.

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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)

Question 24

How does Spanish indicate an approximate time?

Answer 24

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)

Question 25

How to express time AFTER the hour?

Answer 25

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)

Question 26

How to express a QUARTER after the hour?

Answer 26

quince (fifteen)
OR
cuarto (quarter)

Examples:
Son las tres y quince (it is 3:15)
Son las seis y cuarto (it is 6:15)

Question 27

How to express HALF PAST the hour?

Answer 27

treinta (thirty)
OR
media (half)

Examples:
Son las nueve y treinta (it is 9:30)
Son las ocho y media (it is 8:30)

Question 28

How to express time BEFORE the hour?

Answer 28

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)

Question 29

What is an alternate way to express time BEFORE the hour using “para”?

Answer 29

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])

Question 30

How to express that something is happening AT A CERTAIN time?

Answer 30

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)

Question 31

What happens to the expressions for before and after the hour when expressing a certain time (i.e., when using “a”)?

Answer 31

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)

Question 32

es mediodía

Answer 32

it is midday/it is noon

Question 33

es medianoche

Answer 33

it is midnight

Question 34

es temprano

Answer 34

it is early

Question 35

es tarde

Answer 35

it is late

Question 36

expresiones de la hora en general

Answer 36

expressions of time in general

Question 37

expresiones cuantitativas

Answer 37

quantitative expressions

Question 38

una vez

Answer 38

one time, once

Question 39

doble

Answer 39

double

Question 40

dos veces

Answer 40

two times, twice

Question 41

triple

Answer 41

triple

Question 42

tres veces

Answer 42

three times

Question 43

la mitad

Answer 43

(a) half