Telling the Time

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'La hora' means 'the time' or 'the hour'.

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Often, 'minutos' is omitted when telling the time.

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Also means 'second' (ordinal number).

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The plural is 'relojes'.

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'Mañana' also means 'tomorrow' (adverb). Use 'por la mañana' for 'in the morning'.

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'Tarde' also means 'late' (adverb). Use 'por la tarde' for 'in the afternoon/evening'.

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Use 'por la noche' for 'at night' or 'in the evening'.

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Always used with 'a': 'a mediodía'.

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Always used with 'a': 'a medianoche'.

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Used as 'y cuarto' (quarter past) or 'menos cuarto' (quarter to).

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Used in the expression 'y media' (half past). 'Media' can also mean 'sock' (noun) or 'half' (adjective).

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Used to express minutes past the hour (e.g., 'y veinte').

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Used to express minutes before the hour (e.g., 'menos diez').

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Used for all hours except one o'clock.

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Used only for one o'clock (singular 'hora').

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Common question to ask the time.

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Used to ask 'when' an event happens.

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Common adverb of time.

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Adverb. Opposite of 'tarde' (late).

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Adverb. Opposite of 'temprano' (early). Also a noun for 'afternoon'.

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Adverb of frequency.

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Adverb of frequency. Can also be used with 'no' before the verb: 'No bebo café nunca'.

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Masculine noun, despite ending in '-a'.

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None.

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Adverb of time.