SCENARIO
Imagine
you are talking to
a relative, a friend or colleague. You have been talking for a little
while. At some point, the other person becomes concerned about
something and
says to you something like: "what
time is it?"
In
Spanish, the other person would more likely say:
¿Qué
hora es?
OUR
TIP
The question is an
invitation for you to state the current time. Your answer will depend
on what time it is. So you look at your watch/ a clock and tailor you
reply to the time you see.
Here are some
examples of how you could reply (each example corresponds to a
specific time):
- Es la una en punto (it is one o'clock);
- Es la una menos cuarto (it is a quarter to one);
- Es la una y veinte (it is twenty past one);
- Son las cinco en punto (it is five o'clock);
- Son las cinco menos diez (it is ten to five);
- Son las cinco y media (it is half past five);
Alternatively, if
you don't know what time it is, you could say:
- Lo siento, no sé que hora es (I am sorry, I don't know what time it is);
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Qué
hora es?
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