Telling the Time Flashcards
1
Q
What are 2 ways to ask for the time?
2
A
- ¿Qué hora es?
- ¿Tiene(s) la hora?
2
Q
How to tell the time?
1
A
- ‘Es/son + la/las + [hour]
3
Q
Why is ‘ser’ used to tell the time and not ‘estar’?
1
A
- Time is seen as a permanent entity
4
Q
When do you only use ‘es’ to tell the time and why?
(1) (1)
A
- Only when it is 01:00am and all times between 1:00 and 1:59 as it is singular (es la una)
5
Q
Why do we use la and las to tell the time?
1
A
- Time is feminine
6
Q
How to tell the exact time?
3
A
- Es/son + hour + nb of minutes past hour (Son las dos diez)
- Same but ‘y’ before the minutes
- Same but ‘con’ before the minutes
7
Q
How do you say it is half-past?
1
A
- Es/son + [the hour] + y media/treinta
8
Q
How do you say it is quarter-past?
1
A
- Es/son + [the hour] + y cuarto/quince
9
Q
How do you say quarter-to or anything past the 30 minute mark?
1
A
- Es/son + [the hour approaching] + menos cuarto(or said number veinte)
