4 15 Pm In Spanish

Decir la hora

Telling time in Spanish Knowing how to tell time is essential for traveling, coming together upwards with friends, making appointments, and getting to work or schoolhouse on time. Once y'all learn these formulas, you'll never accept an excuse to exist late again!

Spanish time

There are three Spanish translations for "time," each with a different meaning.

*la ora*	time as in telling time
¿Qué hora es?	What time is information technology?
*el tiempo*	time as in a period of time
Pasé algún tiempo aquí.	I spent some time here.
*la vez*	fourth dimension equally in instance
Lo hice una vez.	I did it one time.

Only hora is needed for this lesson – when telling time, it'south equivalent to "o'clock."

Telling time in Spanish

To enquire "What time is it?" you lot need the verb ser (to be) in the third person singular:

¿Qué hora es?

When answering the question, you employ the singular conjugation but for one o'clock, noon, and midnight:

For two o'clock and up, the verb has to be plural, as does the definite article:

It'southward two o'clock	Son las dos.	02:00 h.
It's 3:30	Son las tres y media. Son las tres y treinta.	03:thirty h.
It'south 4:15	Son las cuatro y cuarto. Son las cuatro y quince.	04:xv h.
It'due south 4:45	Son las cinco menos cuarto. Son las cinco menos quince. Son las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco.	04:45 h.
It's five:x	Son las cinco y diez.	05:10 h.
It'southward vi:50	Son las siete menos diez. Son las seis y cincuenta.	06:fifty h.
It's seven a.m.	Son las siete de la mañana.	07:00 h.
Information technology's iii p.m.	Son las tres de la tarde. Son las quince.	15:00 h.
It'due south 6 p.g.	Son las seis de la noche. Son las dieciocho.	18:00 h.
It's 12 noon	Son las doce de día.	12:00 h.
Information technology's midnight	Son las doce de la noche.	00:00 h.

Annotation

Spanish doesn't have perfect equivalents for "a.grand." and "p.m." You tin can utilise de la mañana for am, de la tarde from noon until 6 p.thousand., and de la noche from 6 p.1000. until midnight, simply fourth dimension is commonly expressed on a 24-60 minutes clock. Thus 3pm would exist translated every bit las quince or fifteen:00 h.