SPAN 1001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Llama, El Concierto

• School: Trent University
• Department: Spanish
• Course: SPAN 1001H
• Professor: Jose Miguel

Document Summary

The verb ser is used to express the time of the day in spanish. Use es la with una (singular as it refers to just one hour). To express minutes past or after an hour, use y . To express minutes before an hour (to or till) use. Notice that the hour is always given first: son las dos y veinte de la tarde (14:20h, son las tres menos veinte de la tarde (14:40h) The terms cuarto and media are equivalent to the english expressions quarter and half. Quince (15) and treinta (30) are interchangeable with cuarto and media : son las tres menos cuarto (it"s a quarter to three, son las dos y media (it"s two thirty) For noon and midnight use (el) mediod a and (la) medianoche: es el mediod a (it"s noon, es la medianoche (it"s midnight)