Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
cual es la fecha de hoy?
|
what is today's date
|
|
|
hoy es el primero de junio
|
today is june 1st
|
|
|
es el veintiocho de febrero
|
it is february 28th
|
|
|
que hora es
|
what time is it?
|
|
|
es la una
|
it is one o clock
|
|
|
son las cuatro
|
it is four o clock
|
|
|
es la una de la tarde
|
it is one o clock in the afternoon
|
|
|
son las cinco exactamente
|
it's exactly five o clock
|
|
|
son las diez en punto
|
it's ten o clock sharp
|
|
|
es a eso de la una
|
to indicate an approximate time. spanish uses a eso de plus the hour or the hour plus mas o menos
It's about one o'clock. |
|
|
es la una, mas o menos
|
it's one o clock, more or less
|
|
|
es la una y veinte
|
to express a time after the hour, state the hour + y (English and, plus) + the # of minutes
|
|
|
son las tres y quince
|
it is 3:15
it is 3:00 plus fifteen minutes when it is a quarter after the hour, spanish uses quince (english fifteen) or cuarto (english quarter) |
|
|
son las seis y cuarto
|
it is 6:15.
when it is half past the hour, spanish uses treinta (english thirty) or media (english half) |
|
|
son las nueve y treinta
|
it is 9:30. (it's nine o clock plus 30 minutes)
|
|
|
son las ocho y media
|
it is 8:30 (it is 8 o clock plus a half hour)
|
|
|
son las tres menos diez
|
it is 2:50 (it is 3 o clock minus ten minutes)
|
|
|
son las once menos cinco
|
it is 10:55 (it is 11 o clock minus five minutes)
|
|
|
son las nueve menos cuarto
|
it is 9 o clock minus a quarter hour
|
|
|
son las doce menos quince
|
it is 11:45 (it is 12 o clock minus 15 minutes)
|
|
|
cinco para las tres
|
five (minutes) to three (o clock)
|
|
|
veinticinco para las dos
|
twenty five minutes to two o clock
|
|
|
quince para las seis
|
fifteen (minutes) to six o clock
|
|
|
?A que hora?
|
at what hour?
at what time? to indicate that something is happening at a certain time, spanish uses an expression with the preposition a (english at) |
|
|
a la una
|
at one o clock
the expressions for after the hour (the hour +y+the number of minutes) and before the hour (the hour + menos + the number of minutes) remain the same after a |
|
|
a las nueve menos quince
|
at 8:45
|
