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Time for Football in Spanish
Learn how to talk about your daily schedule and tell the time in Spanish. This guide focuses on the hours, half-hours, and quarter-hours used throughout a typical day.
What you'll learn
- State the current time using 'Son las'
- Use 'a las' to indicate when an event happens
- Express half-past and quarter-past/to the hour
Spanish phrases for time for football
Son las siete.
It is seven o'clock.
Use 'Son las' for all hours except one o'clock.
Salimos a las siete y media.
We leave at half past seven.
'Y media' literally means 'and half'.
La escuela empieza a las ocho.
School starts at eight o'clock.
'A las' is used to say 'at' a specific time.
El almuerzo es a las doce.
Lunch is at twelve o'clock.
'Doce' is twelve.
Tu amigo viene a las tres y cuarto.
Your friend comes at quarter past three.
'Y cuarto' means 'and a quarter'.
El fútbol empieza a las cuatro y media.
Football starts at half past four.
'Fútbol' refers to soccer in Spanish-speaking countries.
Comemos a las seis menos cuarto.
We eat at quarter to six.
'Menos cuarto' literally means 'minus a quarter'.
La hora de dormir es a las ocho.
Bedtime is at eight o'clock.
'La hora de dormir' is the standard way to say 'bedtime'.
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en punto
o'clock / on the dot
Used to emphasize the exact hour.
la mañana
morning
Use 'de la mañana' for AM.
la tarde
afternoon / evening
Use 'de la tarde' for PM until sunset.
mediodía
noon
Literally 'mid-day'.
Telling Time with 'Ser'
To state what time it is, use 'Es la' for 1:00 and 'Son las' for all other hours.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| One o'clock | Es la una | Es la una en punto. |
| Plural hours | Son las [number] | Son las dos, son las tres... |
Using 'At' for Schedules
When you want to say something happens 'at' a certain time, change 'Son las' to 'A las'.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| At 1:00 | A la una | La clase es a la una. |
| At other times | A las [number] | El partido es a las cinco. |
More examples
¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
The standard question to ask for the time.
Son las nueve y cuarto.
It's quarter past nine.
A common way to tell time in the morning.
La cena es a las siete.
Dinner is at seven.
Demonstrates the use of 'a las' for a scheduled event.