Learn the words for hours, minutes and parts of the day, then use the patterns to tell the time.
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Hours and minutes in Spanish
Ask ¿qué hora es? Say es la una for one o’clock and son las dos, son las tres and so on for other hours.
The practice items here are time words and terms. Learn the hour numbers in numbers in Spanish.
la horahour; clock time · lah OH-rah
el minutominute · el mee-NOO-toh
el segundosecond (time) · el seh-GOON-doh
el relojclock · el rreh-LOH
el reloj de pulserawristwatch · el rreh-LOH deh pool-SEH-rah
el despertadoralarm clock · el dehs-pehr-tah-DOR
la alarmaalarm · lah ah-LAR-mah
Morning, noon and midnight in Spanish
Add de la mañana, de la tarde or de la noche to clarify an hour: son las ocho de la noche.
Mediodía means noon and medianoche means midnight. Madrugada refers to the early hours after midnight and before dawn.
el mediodíanoon · el meh-dyoh-DEE-ah
la medianochemidnight · lah meh-dyah-NOH-cheh
la mañanamorning · lah mah-NYAH-nah
la tardeafternoon; early evening · lah TAR-deh
la nochenight · lah NOH-cheh
la madrugadaearly hours before dawn · lah mah-droo-GAH-dah
el amanecerdawn · el ah-mah-neh-SEHR
el atardecerdusk · el ah-tar-deh-SEHR
Half past and quarter to in Spanish
Add y for minutes past the hour: son las dos y diez. Y cuarto is quarter past; y media is half past.
Menos counts backwards from the next hour: son las tres menos cuarto means 2:45. Usage varies: you may also hear dos cuarenta y cinco or un cuarto para las tres.
For at a time, use a la una or a las dos. La cita es a las tres means the appointment is at three.
Tarde can mean afternoon as a noun or late as an adverb. For dates, add the days of the week.
el horarioschedule; opening hours · el oh-RAH-ryoh
la citaappointment · lah SEE-tah
puntualpunctual · poon-TWAHL
tempranoearly · tem-PRAH-noh
tardelate · TAR-deh
el retrasodelay · el rreh-TRAH-soh
el huso horariotime zone · el OO-soh oh-RAH-ryoh
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Telling Time in Spanish: the full list
Every term with pronunciation and notes. Use the printable worksheet to test yourself.
Quick answer:hour; clock time is la hora, minute is el minuto, second (time) is el segundo, clock is el reloj, wristwatch is el reloj de pulsera, alarm clock is el despertador, and alarm is la alarma.
