Qué hora es?

Okay, so in the past lessons you've already learned your numbers in Spanish.

Now let’s learn how to use them!

One of the handy things you can do with this newfound knowledge is telling time, or more likely, understanding the answer when you ask a Spanish-speaker what time it is. Remember that you need to use the verb ser when talking about time.

So, when we need to ask for the time we say in Spanish:

QUÉ HORA ES?

(WHAT TIME IS IT?)

Qué hora es? Literally means, "What hour is it?" That means that the verb in

the answer needs to agree with the number of hours that it is:

ES LA UNA.

(IT'S ONE O'CLOCK)

SON LAS DOS

(IT'S TWO O'CLOCK)

It's also common for people to use the expression ¿Qué horas son?

This is equally correct. Note also that the hour of day is a feminine noun and so takes the feminine article la.

That’s all for today.  Try to practice with the rest of the hours

Hasta Pronto

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