Whats the time?

What Time Is it? (Que hora es?)

Whats the time?

Explanation 1:  In order to tell time in  Spanish first you must know the numbers In Spanish. The chart below shows you the basic numbers and words you need to know for telling time In Spanish.

English numbers	Spanish Numbers
1 (one)	Uno
2 (two)	Dos
3 (three)	Tres
4 (four)	Cuatro
5 (five)	Cinco
6 (six)	Seis
7 (seven)	Siete
8 (eight)	Ocho
9 (nine)	Nueve
10 (ten)	Diez
11 (eleven)	Once
12 (twelve)	Doce
: 30	Y media
: 15	Y cuarto (like quarter) (pronounced like car and toe.
: 45	Menos cuarto (Quarter to the next hour)
: 55	Menos cinco (Five minutes till the next hour)

Now that you know the numbers you need to know how to ask the time.

You must say this to ask what time is it? ¿Qué hora es?

A good response would be Son las  _(hour)______ y ___(Minute)___.  To respond to the question

When it is one’o clock you must say Es la una y _______.

 Example 1: The time
1) Son las tres y media. En English,  "It is three thirty".

2) Es la una. En English It is one o'clock.
3) Es la una menos cinco. This means 5 minutes to one.
4) Son las cinco menos cuarto. This means 5 minutes to Five.

Example 2: AM and PM
1) Son las tres y media de mañana. This means "It is 3:30 am in the morning. (*note that mañana means morning or tomorrow)
2) Son las cinco menos cuarto de tarde. This means "It is 5:30 pm in the afternoon. (*note that tarde means afternoon or evening.)
3) Son las nueve y tres de noche. This means "It is 9:03 pm at night. (*note that noche means night.)

Explanation 2: In the video below is an example of a situation when a girl doesn’t know the time so she’s asks her amigo in the a classroom.






Here is a live clock in Philadelphia time for you to practice with! Nothing is better than practicing with real time.

Philadelphia