Roldan- Telling Time (no menos)

12 hour clock

24 hour clock

It's important to know what time is used where you are traveling because the public transportation schedules. (Bus pick up/ Train departure)

Time zones are relevant to note too.

Son las # (hour)

Es la una ... (it's 1 o'clock)

y # of minutes passed the hour.

Example: It's 8:40 = Son las ocho y cuarenta.

AM = de la mañana

PM (before 7) = de la tarde

PM (7 and later)= de la noche

It's 20 minutes UNTIL 9. (Son las nueve menos veinte. (8:40))

It's 10 to 3. (Son las tres menos diez. (2:50))

A las instead of son las. At 4:30, a las cuatro y media.

A la una instead of a es la una. At 1:15, a la una y quince/cuarto.

half-past an hour, :30 = y media

quarter-past an hour, :15 = y quince OR y cuarto

It's midnight (12:00 AM) Es medianoche.

It's noon (12:00 PM) Es mediodía.