VOCABULARY - TELLING THE TIME IN ENGLISH

- ASKING AND TELLING THE TIME:

Question: What time is it? / What’s the time?

Answer: It’s…

- THE MAIN STRUCTURES IN ENGLISH:

1. HOUR + O'CLOCK: (= Spanish)

Two o'clock, five o'clock, ten o'clock.

2. MINUTES/ QUARTER/HALF + PAST/ TO + HOUR: (≠ Spanish)

Seven past five, ten to eight, quarter to nine, half past twelve.

- IMPORTANT EXPRESSIONS:

IN SPANISH	IN ENGLISH	EXAMPLES
En punto	O’clock	Diez en punto: ten o’clock
Y cuarto	(A) quarter past	Diez y cuarto: (a) quarter past ten
Menos cuarto	(A) quarter to	Diez menos cuarto: (a) quarter to ten
Y cinco	Five past	Diez y cinco: five past ten
Menos cinco	Five to	Diez menos cinco:  five to ten
Y media	Half past	Diez y media: half past ten

- USEFUL WORDS:

Midday, noon: (12:00) Mediodía. Example: At noon à a mediodía.

Midnight: (0:00) Medianoche. Example: At midnight à a medianoche.

Attention:

a.m: (Ante Meridiem = "before noon") Antes del mediodía. Example:  At 8:00 a.m.

p.m: (Post Meridiem = "after noon") Después del mediodía. Example: At 8:00 p.m.

- PREPOSITION OF TIME: “AT” (Spanish: “a”)

Question: (At) What time?

Answer: At…

Examples:

(At) What time is Science? It’s at ten o’clock.

(At) What time is the break time? It’s at (a) quarter to twelve.

(At) What time is your last class? It’s at half past one.