Telling Time in Spanish
- ¿Que hora es? = What time is it?
How to tell time is a very important, real-world thing to learn when you are first starting out with a new language.
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How to Tell Time in Spanish
There are a couple of ways to tell time in Spanish. Using the most common route is the easiest to learn and the most widely used. Try starting with this. Once you are comfortable, and a Spanish speaking expert, you can branch out to other ways to express this information.
Hour + y + minutes
For example:
- 1:20 – Es la una y veinte
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