| A | B |
| la hora | the hour |
| ¿Qué hora es?/¿Qué es la hora? | What time is it?/What is the time? |
| Es ..../Son las.... | It is .... |
| ser | to be (irregular verb) |
| cuarto | 15 after; 15 til; 15 until; one fourth |
| media | one half; in time, represents "30" |
| y | and (used to talk about time between the hour and the half hour) |
| menos | minus; "until/til" used in time |
| en punto | on the dot; exactly (in time) |
| de la mañana | a.m. |
| de la tarde | p.m. (noon til 6 pm.) |
| de la noche | p.m. (6 p.m. til midnight) |
| por la mañana | in the morning |
| por la tarde | in the afternoon |
| por la noche | in the evening; at night |
| el mediodía | noon |
| la medianoche | midnight |
| ¿A qué hora ...? | At what time ...? |
| a la .../a las ... | at ...(time) |
| a la una | at 1:00 |
| a las doce y cuarto | at 12:15 |