A1 · 57 words
Numbers and time in Spanish
Counting, telling the time, making an appointment.
Numbers and times of day are needed on the first day: paying, reading a timetable, making an appointment. The clock is where the two languages part company. English props the sentence up with a dummy subject and a singular verb — « it is three o'clock » — while Spanish counts the hours and puts the verb in the plural: Son las tres, word for word « they are the three ». Only one o'clock is singular: Es la una. There is no word for « o'clock » to add and nothing standing in for « it ».
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Adverb (7)
hoytodayAdverbA1
Hoy no trabajo.I am not working today.
mañanatomorrow; the morningAdverbA1
Mañana por la mañana tengo una cita.Tomorrow morning I have an appointment.
ayeryesterdayAdverbA1
Ayer estuvimos en el museo.We were at the museum yesterday.
ahoranowAdverbA1
Ahora no puedo hablar.I cannot talk now.
luegolater, thenAdverbA1
Luego te llamo.I will call you later.
tempranoearlyAdverbA1
Me levanto muy temprano.I get up very early.
tardelate; the afternoonAdverbA1
Llegamos tarde otra vez.We are late again.
Numeral (23)
unooneNumeralA1
Solo queda uno.There is only one left.
dostwoNumeralA1
Tenemos dos hijos.We have two children.
tresthreeNumeralA1
El tren sale en tres minutos.The train leaves in three minutes.
cuatrofourNumeralA1
Una mesa para cuatro, por favor.A table for four, please.
cincofiveNumeralA1
Cuesta cinco euros.It costs five euros.
seissixNumeralA1
Abrimos a las seis.We open at six.
sietesevenNumeralA1
Hay siete días en una semana.There are seven days in a week.
ochoeightNumeralA1
La cena es a las ocho.Dinner is at eight.
nuevenineNumeralA1
Empiezo a trabajar a las nueve.I start work at nine.
dieztenNumeralA1
Faltan diez minutos.There are ten minutes to go.
onceelevenNumeralA1
El vuelo sale a las once.The flight leaves at eleven.
docetwelveNumeralA1
A las doce comemos.We eat at twelve.
veintetwentyNumeralA1
Tengo veinte minutos.I have twenty minutes.
treintathirtyNumeralA1
El billete cuesta treinta euros.The ticket costs thirty euros.
ciena hundredNumeralA1
Hay cien personas en la sala.There are a hundred people in the hall.
mila thousandNumeralA1
El coche costó tres mil euros.The car cost three thousand euros.
primerofirstNumeralA1
Es la primera vez que vengo.This is the first time I have come.
segundosecond; a secondNumeralA1
Vivo en el segundo piso.I live on the second floor.
mediohalfNumeralA1
Esperamos media hora.We waited half an hour.
tercerothirdNumeralA1
Vivimos en el tercero.We live on the third floor.
cuartofourthNumeralA1
Viven en el cuarto.They live on the fourth floor.
cuarentafortyNumeralA1
Mi hermano cumple cuarenta en mayo.My brother turns forty in May.
cientoa hundred (before a number)NumeralA1
Ciento veinte personas esperaban fuera.A hundred and twenty people were waiting outside.
Phrase (4)
y mediahalf pastPhraseA1
Son las dos y media.It is half past two.
y cuartoquarter pastPhraseA1
Son las cinco y cuarto.It is a quarter past five.
menos cuartoquarter toPhraseA1
Son las nueve menos cuarto.It is a quarter to nine.
en puntoexactly, on the dotPhraseA1
La clase empieza a las diez en punto.The class starts at ten on the dot.
Noun (f) (3)
la horathe hour, the timeNoun (f)A1
¿Qué hora es?What time is it?
la semanathe weekNoun (f)A1
La semana que viene estoy de vacaciones.Next week I am on holiday.
la nochethe night, the eveningNoun (f)A1
Por la noche leo un rato.In the evening I read for a while.
Noun (m) (20)
el minutothe minuteNoun (m)A1
Espera un minuto.Wait a minute.
el díathe dayNoun (m)A1
Ha sido un día largo.It has been a long day.
el mesthe monthNoun (m)A1
El mes pasado llovió mucho.It rained a lot last month.
el añothe yearNoun (m)A1
Estudio español desde hace un año.I have been learning Spanish for a year.
el lunesMondayNoun (m)A1
El lunes tengo una reunión.On Monday I have a meeting.
el martesTuesdayNoun (m)A1
Los martes voy al gimnasio.On Tuesdays I go to the gym.
el miércolesWednesdayNoun (m)A1
El miércoles cierra el museo.The museum is closed on Wednesdays.
el juevesThursdayNoun (m)A1
Nos vemos el jueves.We will see each other on Thursday.
el viernesFridayNoun (m)A1
El viernes salimos de viaje.We are leaving on Friday.
el sábadoSaturdayNoun (m)A1
El sábado hay mercado.There is a market on Saturday.
el domingoSundayNoun (m)A1
Los domingos descansamos.On Sundays we rest.
eneroJanuaryNoun (m)A1
En enero hace frío.It is cold in January.
marzoMarchNoun (m)A1
Mi cumpleaños es en marzo.My birthday is in March.
julioJulyNoun (m)A1
En julio vamos a la costa.In July we go to the coast.
diciembreDecemberNoun (m)A1
Diciembre es el último mes.December is the last month.
febreroFebruaryNoun (m)A1
En febrero hace mucho frío.It is very cold in February.
abrilAprilNoun (m)A1
Las clases empiezan en abril.Classes start in April.
mayoMayNoun (m)A1
Nos vemos en mayo.We will see each other in May.
junioJuneNoun (m)A1
El curso termina en junio.The course ends in June.
el tiempothe timeNoun (m)A1
No tengo tiempo hoy.I have no time today.
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