Tell the time and make plans in Spanish
Practise es la una, son las dos and a las with simple meeting arrangements, so you can agree a time and a place to meet someone and confirm it in Spanish.
Tell the time
¿Qué hora es? — Es la una. / Son las dos. Use es la for one o’clock and son las for the other hours. Son las dos y media means 2:30; son las tres y cuarto means 3:15. Add de la mañana, de la tarde or de la noche when you need to clarify.
Arrange a meeting
¿A qué hora quedamos? — A las seis de la tarde, delante del museo. This asks when to meet and answers: At six in the afternoon, in front of the museum. Use a la una but a las seis for a meeting time. ¿Te viene bien? checks whether the arrangement suits the other person.
Read schedules carefully
A timetable may use the 24-hour clock: 18:30 is six thirty in the evening. Hoy means today, mañana can mean tomorrow, and por la mañana means in the morning. Read the full phrase before deciding what mañana means.
Practise
Say that it is one o’clock. Arrange a meeting at 18:30 in front of the museum. Ask whether that suits the other person.
Check your answer
Es la una. Quedamos a las seis y media de la tarde, delante del museo. ¿Te viene bien?
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