Clock times and schedules

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Tell the current time

For one o’clock, say es la una. For the other hours, use son las plus the number: son las dos, son las nueve. The article and verb match the singular or plural hour expression.

Add y followed by the minutes for a clear beginner pattern: son las nueve y diez. Y cuarto means a quarter past, and y media means half past. You can understand other patterns, such as menos cuarto, gradually; using hours and minutes directly is a useful start.

Ask when something happens

¿Qué hora es? asks the time now. ¿A qué hora…? asks when an event happens. In the answer, use a la una for one o’clock and a las with other hours. That small a changes the role of the time phrase.

Abre means opens and cierra means closes. These two forms are useful for reading a shop schedule. The full verbs are abrir and cerrar. Do not assume that every form of cerrar follows a regular pattern; for now, learn cierra with a specific business.

Specify the day and part of the day

Add de la mañana, de la tarde, or de la noche when the time needs clarification. To say a general part of the day, use por la mañana or por la tarde instead. Compare a las ocho de la mañana with estudio por la mañana.

The days are lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo. They are normally lowercase. El lunes can mean on Monday, while los lunes commonly means on Mondays. Practice one opening time and one recurring activity rather than memorizing a full calendar at once.

Lesson vocabulary

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Practice questions

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