la hora
hour
🇪🇸 Español
How to Tell Time in Spanish
To ask the time in Spanish, say ¿Qué hora es? Half past two is Son las dos y media..
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Useful Spanish time phrases
| Word | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué hora es? | What time is it? |
| Es la una. | It is one o'clock. |
| Son las dos y cuarto. | It is 2:15. |
| Son las dos y media. | It is 2:30. |
| Son las tres menos cuarto. | It is 2:45. |
How Spanish clock phrases work
- ¿Qué hora es? asks for the time.
- One o'clock uses Es la una. The other hours use Son las.
- y cuarto means quarter past, y media means half past, and menos cuarto means quarter to.
Common mistakes
- Using Es la with every hour. Only one o'clock uses Es la una.
- Forgetting the inverted question mark in ¿Qué hora es?
Common questions
- How do you ask the time in Spanish?
- ¿Qué hora es?
- How do you say 2:30 in Spanish?
- Son las dos y media.
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el minuto
minute
el segundo
second
el reloj
clock
el reloj de pulsera
watch
el tiempo
time
el año
year
la mañana
morning
la tarde
afternoon
el atardecer
evening
la noche
night
el mediodía
noon
la medianoche
midnight
temprano
early
tarde
late
en punto
o'clock
y media
half past
y cuarto
quarter past
menos cuarto
quarter to
¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
Es la una.
It is one o'clock.
Son las dos.
It is two o'clock.
Son las cinco.
It is five o'clock.
Son las dos y cuarto.
It is 2:15.
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