¿Qué hora es?
phrase¿Qué hora es? Son las tres.
What time is it? It's three o'clock.
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Vocabulary and phrases for telling the time, days, months, and dates. Use this page to study the core Spanish words, English meanings, part-of-speech labels, and example sentences for this topic.
Review each word with examples and usage notes where available.
¿Qué hora es? Son las tres.
What time is it? It's three o'clock.
Only "es la una" — all other hours use "son las".
Son las dos y media.
It's half past two.
Son las cuatro y media.
It's four thirty.
Son las seis y cuarto.
It's quarter past six.
Son las ocho menos cuarto.
It's quarter to eight.
A las nueve en punto.
At nine o'clock exactly.
Comemos al mediodía.
We eat at noon.
La fiesta termina a medianoche.
The party ends at midnight.
Son las diez de la mañana.
It's ten in the morning.
Son las cinco de la tarde.
It's five in the afternoon.
Son las once de la noche.
It's eleven at night.
Days of the week are lowercase in Spanish and use "el/los".
¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es lunes.
What day is today? Today is Monday.
Hoy tengo clase a las diez.
Today I have class at ten.
Mañana es martes.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
Also means "morning" as a noun: "la mañana".
Ayer fui al supermercado.
Yesterday I went to the supermarket.