How Do You Write Time In Spanish For Example "3:30p.m." - SpanishDict

HomeQ&AHow do you write time in Spanish for example "3:30p.m."How do you write time in Spanish for example "3:30p.m."1vote

Thank you. New to Spanish and can't seem to find any references for just simple how to's.

134959 viewsupdated Oct 31, 2013posted by pinkmomof2

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Son las tres y media de la tarde.-It is 3:30 in the afternoon.

updated Jan 30, 2010posted by hanran1vote

Well there are a few rules when expressing time. I'll try to explain in the best way that I can:

If it's not 1(AM or PM), you usually say "Son las" before the actual time. 3:30 PM is a good example. ¿Qué hora es? Son las tres y medía. If it is 1, you would say a la(notice that 1 is singular and the rest is plural). Thus, 1:30 would be a la uno y medía. This leads me to the next point. There are a few ways to express half-past the hour. You can say (hour) y trienta, (hour) menos trienta, or, more commonly, medía. When expressing a time before half-past the hour, you say (hour) y (minutes). When expressing a time after half-past the hour, you subtract the number of minutes from the next hour. For instance, 3:06 would be Son las tres y seis. 3:15 would be Son las tres y cuarto(and a quarter). 3:54 would be Son las cuatro menos seis. 3:45 would be Son las cuatro menos cuarto. One more thing, when it's noon, you would typically say "mediodía" - middle of the day. Midnight would be "medianoche" - middle of the night. I do believe that there is a lesson unit on telling time... try to find it.

I hope that helped, -nrdyAWSM

updated Dec 7, 2010edited by nrdyAWSMposted by nrdyAWSMThere is no tilde on "media" - 0074b507, Jan 30, 2010oh really? Well I apologize for the mistakes. - nrdyAWSM, Jan 30, 2010Bien explicado, una observación uno es artículo indefinido, y cuando se refiere a la hora es femenino ejemplo: Es la una y diez p.m. 1;10 p.m. - queenbee7, Dec 7, 2010"a la uno y medía" - es la una y medía (one does not simply "omit" the verb). - samdie, Dec 7, 20101vote

15.30 - son las 3.30PM

updated Jan 30, 2010posted by Benz0votes

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6:45am

updated Oct 31, 2013posted by chileno0votes

How do I write down 3:30 am in spanish ?

updated Oct 31, 2013posted by rexpryor0votes

3:30 am

updated Oct 31, 2013posted by rexpryor0votes

3:30 am

updated Oct 31, 2013posted by rexpryor0votes

12:00

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