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The key rules of this unit in two minutes. Tap the speaker to hear each example.
Es la una, son las dos
One o’clock is singular: es la una. Every other hour is plural: son las dos, son las tres. Add “y” for minutes past and “menos” for minutes to.
- Es la una y media.It’s half past one.
- Son las ocho menos cuarto.It’s quarter to eight.
Dates: el doce de marzo
Dates are “el” + number + “de” + month. Months are written in lowercase.
- el doce de marzothe twelfth of March
- el uno de mayothe first of May
The easy future: ir a
To talk about plans, use “ir” + “a” + an infinitive. It works just like “going to” in English.
- Voy a viajar.I’m going to travel.
- Vamos a cenar.We’re going to have dinner.
Quedar: meeting up
“Quedar” is the verb Spaniards use for meeting friends by arrangement.
- ¿Quedamos mañana?Shall we meet tomorrow?
- Quedamos en la plaza.Let’s meet in the square.