Unidad 1: Lección 2 - Telling time Flashcards
Telling time in Spanish
Define
The structure/word order for telling time in Spanish
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(Es la or Son las) + [hour] + (y or menos) + [minutes]
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When is Es la used?
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Es la is used with only una (one)
E.g., Es la una y cuarto
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When is Son las used?
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Son las is used with all the other hours (besides una)
E.g, Son las dos y cuarto
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Masculine or Feminine
The definite article that is always used before the hour
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feminine
It refers to la hora
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State the order of these two things when put in a sentence
- hour
- minutes
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- The hour
- The minutes
E.g., Son las cuatro y diez
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The equivalent of past or after
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y
E.g., Son las doce y cinco
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The equivalent of to or till
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menos
- used with fractions of time to a half hour
E.g., Son las ocho menos veinte
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To find out at what time an event will take place, what question would you use?
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¿A qué hora…?
E.g., ¿A qué hora es la clase de arte?
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To answer the question ¿A qué hora…?, how would you answer/structure your answer?
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a + la(s) + time
(equivalent to at + time)
E.g., A la una/A las cinco y media
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In which situation is de la used?
In which situation is por la used?
Identify the difference between de la and por la in expressions of time.
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- When a specific time is mentioned, de la (mañana, tarde, noche) should be used. This is the equivalent to the English A.M. and P.M.
- When no specific time is mentioned, por la (mañana, tarde, noche) should be used.
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Midday
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el mediodía
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Midnight
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la medianoche
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