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Telling Time: A With The Adjectives in Column B. A B

This document provides a Spanish lesson on telling time, numbers, and basic conversational questions and answers. 1) It explains how to tell time in Spanish, including using "es" with the hour of one and "son" with other hours, as well as the terms for minutes past, minutes till, and half past. 2) It lists Spanish cardinal numbers from 300 to 1,000 and notes how numbers are written differently in Spanish compared to English. 3) It provides sample conversational questions and answers about topics like work schedules, food orders, and studying to help learners practice basic Spanish dialogue.

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Telling Time: A With The Adjectives in Column B. A B

This document provides a Spanish lesson on telling time, numbers, and basic conversational questions and answers. 1) It explains how to tell time in Spanish, including using "es" with the hour of one and "son" with other hours, as well as the terms for minutes past, minutes till, and half past. 2) It lists Spanish cardinal numbers from 300 to 1,000 and notes how numbers are written differently in Spanish compared to English. 3) It provides sample conversational questions and answers about topics like work schedules, food orders, and studying to help learners practice basic Spanish dialogue.

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L E C C I Ó N 1 TE L L I N G TIME 35

Quiz
VAMOS A PRACTICAR
A Supply the three missing forms of the following adjectives.
1. blanco _______ _______ _______
2. _______ _______ amarillos _______
3. _______ guapa _______ _______
4. _______ _______ _______ alemanas
5. feliz _______ _______ _______

B Match the nouns in column A with the adjectives in column B.


A B
1. hombre _______ a. rojo
2. mesa _______ b. inteligentes
3. chicas _______ c. feliz
4. libros _______ d. tinto
5. muchachos _______ e. mexicana
6. lápiz _______ f. verdes
7. vino _______ g. negra
8. comida _______ h. guapos

C How would you say the following in Spanish?


1. three married women 5. my spoon
2. a handsome man 6. twenty-five napkins
3. a big restaurant 7. five German girls
4. a French girl

4 Telling time
La hora
cuarto

cuarto

menos y

y media
36 BASIC SPANISH

Here are some important points to remember when telling time in Spanish.
■ Es is used with una, and son is used with all the other hours.

Es la una y cuarto. It is a quarter after one.


Son las cinco y diez. It is ten after five.

■ The feminine definite article is always used before the hour, since it
refers to la hora.

Es la una y veinte. It is twenty after one.


Son las cuatro y media. It is four-thirty.
■ The hour is given first, then the minutes.
Son las cuatro y diez. It is ten after four (lit., four and ten).

■ The equivalent of past or after is y.

Son las doce y cinco. It’s five after twelve.

■ The equivalent of to or till is menos.

Son las ocho menos veinte. It’s twenty to eight.

■ When telling time, follow this order.


a. Es or Son
b. la or las
c. the hour
d. y or menos
e. the minutes

Es la una y veinte. Son las cinco menos diez.

■ The equivalent of at + time is a + la(s) + time.


A la una At one o’clock
A las tres y media At three-thirty
L E C C I Ó N 1 TE L L I N G TIME 37

■ While both por la and de la mean in the when used with time, they
are used differently and are not interchangeable. When a specific time
is mentioned, de la (mañana, tarde, noche) should be used.
Yo estudio a las dos I study at two in the afternoon.
de la tarde.
■ When a specific time is not mentioned, por la (mañana, tarde, noche)
should be used.
Yo estudio por la mañana. I study in the morning.
The 24-hour system
—¿A qué hora estudias tú? “At what time do you study?” is often used in
Spanish-speaking
—Yo estudio a las dos “I study at two in the countries, especially
de la tarde. afternoon.” for schedules and
invitations: “las
—¿Trabajas por la noche? “Do you work in the evening?” 20 horas” is the
—No, yo trabajo por la “No, I work in the morning.” equivalent of eight
mañana. o’clock P.M.

Quiz
VAMOS A PRACTICAR
A ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it? ) Say the time given on the following
clocks, and then write the times in Spanish.
cincuenta y siete
cuarenta
1. 2. 3. 4.

Son las diez y cuarenta


Son las once y Son las siete quince
treinta

5. 6. 7. 8.

Son las tres menos diez Es la una cuarenta y cinco


Son las once Son las diez y siete
38 BASIC SPANISH

B Complete the following dialogues with the Spanish equivalent of the


words in parentheses. Son las - It is
por la mañana
Es las - It is (only used with 1)
por la tarde
1. —¿Qué hora es? A las - at (a certain time)
por la noche
las seis menos quince (a quarter to six).
—Son __________________
2. —¿A qué hora trabajas? a las dos y media de la tarde de la mañana
—Trabajo __________________ (at two-thirty in the afternoon).
3. —¿Cuándo (When) estudian Uds.?
—Estudiamos __________________
por la noche (in the evening).
4. —¿Es la una y media? son las dos menos veinte-cinco
—No, __________________ (it’s twenty-five to two).

C Interview a classmate to find out the time of day at which he or she


does the following things. When you have finished, switch roles.
1. estudia 2. trabaja 3. habla español

Grammar
5 Cardinal numbers 300–1,000
Números cardinales 300–1.000
300 trescientos 700 setecientos
400 cuatrocientos 800 ochocientos
500 quinientos 900 novecientos
600 seiscientos 1.000 mil1
In Spanish, one does not count in hundreds beyond 1,000; thus, 1,100
is expressed as mil cien. Note that a period is used instead of a comma to
indicate thousands.
1.999 mil novecientos noventa y nueve
32.418 treinta y dos mil cuatrocientos dieciocho

Quiz
VAMOS A PRACTICAR
Read the following numbers aloud in Spanish.
896 380 519 937 722
1.305 451 978 643 504
1.000 15.893 11.906 27.567 565.736

1Notice that the indefinite article is not used before the word mil.
L E C C I Ó N 1 PA R A ESCUCHAR Y ENTENDER 39

Palabras y más palabras Match the questions in column A with the


answers in column B.
A B
1. ¿Dónde trabaja Luis? i. a. Vino tinto. red wine
2. ¿Estudias por la mañana? l. b. No, el Sr. Vargas.
3. ¿Qué desean tomar? a c. Los tenedores y los cuchillos.
forks knives
4. ¿Necesitas el mantel? e d. A las cinco de la tarde.
5. ¿Tú pagas la cuenta? b e. No, las servilletas. napkins
6. ¿Qué estudian los chicos? k. f. Solamente dos.
7. ¿Qué necesitas? c. g. Son las dos.
pagar - to pay
8. ¿Los manteles son rojos? j h. No, española.
9. ¿A qué hora estudiamos? d i. En un restaurante.
10. ¿Cuántas cucharas necesitas? f j. No, azules.
11. ¿Ana es mexicana? h k. Inglés y español.
12. ¿Qué hora es? g spoons l. No, por la tarde.

En estas situaciones With two or more classmates, act out the


following situations in Spanish.
1. There is no silverware on your table. Call the waiter and tell him the
three things you need.
2. Ask a friend if he/she drinks red wine or white wine.
3. You ask two friends if they want to drink soda or beer.
4. You ask your friend if there is only one waiter at the restaurant.
5. Offer to pay the bill.
6. You ask someone what time it is. Ask also what time he/she studies
French.

Para escuchar y entender


The following material is to be used with the In-Text Audio MP3s.
I. PRÁCTICA
A Yo estudio...
Repeat each sentence, then substitute the new subject given by the
speaker. Be sure the verb agrees with the new subject. Repeat the correct
answer after the speaker’s confirmation. Listen to the model.
40 BASIC SPANISH

M ODELO Yo estudio español. (nosotros)


Nosotros estudiamos español.
1. Yo estudio español. (nosotros / Ud. / ellos)
2. Ella trabaja en la cafetería. (yo / Uds. / tú)
3. Tú necesitas dinero. (él / nosotros / ellas)
4. Nosotros tomamos refrescos. (tú / Elsa / yo)
5. Él paga la cuenta. (nosotros / tú / Uds.)

B Preguntas (Questions)
Answer the questions in the negative. Repeat the correct answer after the
speaker’s confirmation. Listen to the model.

M ODELO ¿Tú necesitas dinero?


No, no necesito dinero.

C Género
Change each phrase you hear according to the new cue. Repeat the
correct answer after the speaker’s confirmation. Listen to the model.

M ODELO señor español (señorita)


señorita española
1. (manteles) 5. (chicos)
2. (servilletas) 6. (profesora)
3. (señora) 7. (muchacho)
4. (mujeres) 8. (comida)

D Números
Read the following numbers in Spanish. Repeat the correct answer after
the speaker’s confirmation. Listen to the model.

M ODELO 1.581
mil quinientos ochenta y uno
1. 322 6. 878 11. 5.873
2. 430 7. 985 12. 9.108
3. 547 8. 1.000 13. 12.920
4. 659 9. 543 14. 15.008
5. 761 10. 2.715 15. 23.192

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