¿Qué hora es?: Whats the time?

Learn to ask and answer time in spanish

Carolyn Borock

Lesson Part 1

There are 3 ways to ask the time

Here is the 3 ways:

Spanish	English
¿Qué hora es?	What time is it?
¿Qué hora son?	What time is it?
¿Qué hora tiene(s)	What time is it?

So did you learn something new? 

Want to test your skills?

<Practica>

1. Without looking at the chart can you name the 3 ways to ask what time it is?

Lesson Part 2

Now do you remember numbers #1-12

Lets review them 

Spanish	English
unos	1
dos	2
tres	3
cuatro	4
cinco	5
seis	6
siete	7
ocho	8
nueve	9
diez	10
once	11
doce	12

Ok know you remember the numbers 

So lets move on to time.

Spanish	English	Endings
Es lan una	It’s 1:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las dos	It’s 2:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las tres	It’s 3:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las cuarto	It’s 4:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las cinco	It’s 5:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las seis	It’s 6:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las siete	It’s 7:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las ocho	It’s 8:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las nueve	It’s 9:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las diez	It’s 10:00	en punto (on the dot)
Son las doce	It’s 11:00	en punto (on the dot)
Es lan medianoche	It’s Midnight

Part 3

Endings 

...de la mañana ( in the mourning)

...de la tarde ( in the afternoon)

...de la noche (in the evening)

... y cuarto (quarter after)

... menos cuarto (quarter of)

...y media (half past)

... en punto (on the dot) when you use this its only when you have :00 

When you want to add 0:__ you put a y after you did son las or es lan 

Example: 0 y __

When you want to make it easier you menos it which means minus

Example: 0 menos __

LessonPart 4 

Adding 0:__ the blank. 

So lets just say you had 2:30AM.

You would solve that by putting all the components together.

So it would be Son las dos y media de la mañana.

Lets try another one a little harder.

7:55PM

You would solve that by adding son las or es lan in this case it would be Son las and since we are subtracting it so it would be ocho.

So all together it would be...

Son las ocho menos cinco de la noche  

Video Intro
This is a video that is going to be a real life situation of someone using time in real life.The video is two friends that ask each other the time, so they are not late for class. Remember to listen carefully.
https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/file/d/0ByFS6Qf7w6XITDdHWnNnamNaSG8/edit

I'll be teaching El Tiempo, the weather; in spanish.
Below will be a chart of the types of weather in english and spanish,
along with what to put in front of them. 
Also how to say the temperature and how to convert between temperature units.

This grid shows how to tell the weather In Español.
Click HERE for a video of a weather report

Please enjoy the following lesson on Spanish greetings. 

Lesson 1

Here's a video of 2 kids meeting each other on the bus-

If you ever need to ask someone or tell some one who speaks spanish or if you just want to learn here is a quick way to learn to say the weather in spanish.

A few quick notes (the flash card should be at the top)
Hace is for sol, viento, frio, calor, and fresco.
Esta' is for nevando, nublado, and lloviede.

Easy ways to remember the words

frio' sounds like Freezing

calor sounds like calefacion

sol sounds like solar

viento sounds like vent

hu'medo=humid

Here is a video about speaking telling the weather in spanish.

For everyone who wants to know how to speak some spanish here is a guide to helping you ask questions about the months and answer them all in spanish

One way I memorized this is part of a song (I think). It goes like this.

Enero, febrero, marzo y abril
Mayo, junio y julio estàn aquie
agosto y septiembre
octubre y noviembre 
Su nombre es diciembre

It's very helpful when you forget how to prononce the months (which I do a lot). Anyway I hope this is helpful.
Here is a video about how it helps you in everyday life as part of my school project.
(Note: Viemo got hit by Sandy so it's taking a while to upload).
https://vimeo.com/52655852

When you are in a new and strange environment and your'e pressed for time it can be difficult. In this lesson you will learn on how to ask what time it is  and how to know what someone's response would be. The chart below has been made so that you can try to learn how to say the times in Spanish. (note: when you say menos cuatro you must say the hour that is after the time, EX: 5:45= Son las seis menos cuatro). Below is a video demonstrating a real life situation of a student in a new school asking when to change times.

VIDEO
Please note: the audio may be a bit off in the video and we apologize for the inconvenience.