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What time is it? ¿Qué hora es?
Decir la hora en inglés. Se pregunta: What time is it? La respuesta siempre empieza con el sujeto ficticio "It's": It's three o'clock. Para los minutos: (a) quarter past three (3:15), half past three (3:30), (a) quarter to four (3:45). Partes del día: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night. Palabras nuevas: time, hour, minute, o'clock, half, quarter, morning, afternoon, evening, night. Rincón de pronunciación: la "th" de "three" y las letras mudas.
Dialogue
Where's "it"? — ¿Dónde está "it"?
- Emma Minsu, what time is it? Minsu, ¿qué hora es?
- Minsu Is three o'clock. Son las tres. (desliz: el inglés necesita el sujeto "It's" — di "It's three o'clock", no omitas "it")
- Emma Start with "It's": It's three o'clock. Empieza con "It's": It's three o'clock.
- Minsu Oh, it's three o'clock. It's late! Ah, son las tres. ¡Es tarde!
Dialogue
At what time? — ¿A qué hora?
- Jack Emma, what time is the class? Emma, ¿a qué hora es la clase?
- Emma It's at nine o'clock. Es a las nueve.
- Jack And what time is it now? Y ahora, ¿qué hora es?
- Emma It's a quarter to nine. It's early. Son las nueve menos cuarto. Es temprano.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | n. | tiempo, hora | |
| hour | n. | hora | |
| minute | n. | minuto | |
| o'clock | n. | en punto | |
| half | n. | media | |
| quarter | n. | cuarto | |
| morning | n. | mañana | |
| afternoon | n. | tarde | |
| evening | n. | tarde-noche | |
| night | n. | noche |
Grammar
Telling the time: "It's ..." Decir la hora: "It's …"
In English you always tell the time with the dummy subject "It's": It's three o'clock, It's nine o'clock. You must NOT drop "it", even though many languages have no subject here. For the minutes, use "past" up to the half hour and "to" after it: five past three (3:05), (a) quarter past three (3:15), half past three (3:30), (a) quarter to four (3:45). Parts of the day take a preposition: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening — but at night. To ask: What time is it? For a scheduled time, use "at": The class is at nine.
En inglés la hora se dice siempre con el sujeto ficticio "It's": It's three o'clock, It's nine o'clock. NO se puede omitir "it", aunque muchas lenguas no tengan sujeto aquí. Los minutos: usa "past" hasta la media y "to" después: five past three (3:05), (a) quarter past three (3:15), half past three (3:30), (a) quarter to four (3:45). Las partes del día llevan preposición: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening — pero at night. Para preguntar: What time is it? Para una hora concreta usa "at": The class is at nine.
- What time is it? — It's three o'clock. ¿Qué hora es? — Son las tres.
- It's half past two. Son las dos y media.
- It's a quarter to four. Son las cuatro menos cuarto (3:45).
- The class is at nine in the morning. La clase es a las nueve de la mañana.
pronunciation
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