What Time Is It? (?que Hora Es?)

Front 1

For telling time on the hour, use (es) for one o'clock only.
Use (son) for all other times.

Back 1

Es la una. (it's one o'clock)

Son las ocho. (it's eight o'clock)

Front 2

To state the number of minutes past the hour, say the name of that hour plus (y) the number of minutes.

Back 2

Es la una y diez. (It's 1:10)

Son las cuatro y cuatro. (It's quarter past four)
Son las cuatro y quince.
(It's 4:15)

Son las diez y media.
(It's half past 10:00)

Sonlas diez y trienta.
(It's 10:30)

Front 3

To state the number of minutes before the coming hour, give the next hour less (menos) the number of minutes to go before that hour.

Back 3

Es la una menos diez.
(It's 10 min til 1:00)

Son las nueve menos veinticinco.
(It's 35 min til 9:00)

Front 4

To differentiate between hours in the morning, afternoon, and evening,use:

Back 4

de la manana- in the morning

de la tarde- in the afternoon

de la noche- in the evening

Front 5

12:00 noon

12:00 midnight

Back 5

Es mediodia

Es medianoche