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Spanish 1 Students are learning to tell time in Spanish. Notes for Wednesday, August 24th:

¿Qué hora es? – What time is it? Son las once y treinta y cinco. – It is 11:35.

¿A qué hora es la clase de español? – At what time is Spanish class? La clase de español es a las once y media.- Spanish class is at 11:30.

In English we sometimes say that it is a quarter till 2 instead of 1:45. This can be said in Spanish as follows: Son las dos menos cuarto. We also can say that it is a quarter after 2 or 2:15 like this: Son las dos y cuarto. Cuarto means quarter. If it is a quarter after then we say: y cuarto and if it is a quarter till we say: menos cuarto.
 * Cuarto**

Think of menos as minus. We sometimes say that it is ten till the hour. Example: Son las dos menos diez. It is ten till two or 1:50.

Media sounds like middle. In Spanish when we are saying that it is half past the hour, such as 2:30, we say dos y media.
 * Media**


 * Remember** that “y” is pronounced like the English letter “e” and separates the hour from the minute when expressing time.