VaneBeginner Spanish · A1
Telling time in Spanish: ¿qué hora es?
Ask and tell the time.
I can ask and tell the time.
Es la una, son las dos
One o'clock is singular: Es la una.
From two on, it's plural: Son las dos, son las tres.
To say when something happens, use a las: a las ocho, at eight.
- Es la una.
- It's one o'clock.
- Son las cinco y media.
- It's half past five.
Useful words and phrases
- ¿qué hora es?
- what time is it?
- es la una
- it's one o'clock
- son las…
- it's … o'clock (from 2 on)
- y media
- half past
- y cuarto
- quarter past
- a las…
- at … o'clock
- a las…: For one o'clock: a la una.
Running late
⏰ Sam meets Don Pedro on the street
- Sam
Perdón, ¿qué hora es?
Excuse me, what time is it?
- Don Pedro
Son las diez y media.
It's half past ten.
- Sam
¡Ay! ¡Mi clase es a las diez!
Oh no! My class is at ten!
- Don Pedro
¡Corre, Sam! ¡Hasta luego!
Run, Sam! See you later!