The time Flashcards

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1
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The time

A

La hora

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2
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What verb is used when saying the time?

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Ser - for 1pm we use ‘es’, and for the rest of the hours which are plural, we use ‘son’

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3
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What time is it?

A

¿Qué hora es?

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4
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What time is the …?

A

¿A qué hora es…?

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5
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What order is time told? (2 options)

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Hour then the minutes i.e., ‘It’s five forty-five’ = ‘Son las cinco y cuarenta-y-cinco’ …
OR
by using the minutes missing for the next hour, i.e., ‘It’s a quarter to six’ = ‘faltan (missing) quince para las sies’

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When using the minutes missing for the next hour (i.e. quarter to six), what word is needed?

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Falta/Faltan (missing)
‘Falta un cuarto para las sies’ = ‘missing a quarter for the 6’, or ‘Faltan quince para las seis’ = ‘missing 15 for the 6’

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7
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The time is 5:45

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Son las cinco y cuarenta-y-cinco
horas

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8
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The time is 17:45

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Son las diecisiete y cuarenta y cinco
horas

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9
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O’clock

A

en punto/precisely

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10
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And a quarter (quarter past)

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y cuarto

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11
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And a half (half past)

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y media

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12
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A quarter to (2 options)

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‘Menos cuarto’, ‘un cuarto para’

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13
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It’s 1 o’clock

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Es la una en punto

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14
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It’s 8:30 (2 options)

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‘Son las ocho y media’, ‘Son las ocho y treinta minutos’

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It’s 6:45 (5 options)

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‘Son las seis y cuarenta y cinco’,
‘Son las siete menos cuarto’,
‘Faltan quince para las siete’,
‘Falta un cuarto para las siete’,
‘Es un cuarto para las siete’

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16
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Morning

A

Mañana

17
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It’s 7am in the morning

A

Son las siete de la mañana

18
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It’s noon (12:00pm)

A

Es mediodía

19
Q

Afternoon

A

Tarde

20
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Its 3pm in the afternoon

A

Son las tres de la tarde

21
Q

Night

A

Noche

22
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It’s 10pm in the evening/night

A

Son las diez de la noche

23
Q

It’s midnight

A

Es medianoche

24
Q

Early morning

A

Madrugada

25
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It is 4am in the morning

A

Son las cuatro de la madrugada