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Beginner Dialogue: Asking for and telling the time

Short Spanish dialogue for beginners, featuring phrases related to asking for and telling the time.
  • time
Luis

Luis

Colombiano

Ana

Ana

Colombiana

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Transcript

Ana

[00:00:00]
Hola. Buenos días. ¿Tienes mi agenda para hoy? Por favor.
Translation

Hi. Good morning. Do you have my diary for today? Please.

Luis

[00:00:04]
Buenos días. Claro que sí, doctora Ana. Hoy a las diez y cuarto, tiene una cita con el odontólogo. Al mediodía tiene un almuerzo con su esposo y su hijo. Faltando un cuarto para las tres, tiene una reunión con el señor Martínez y a las seis y media tiene una reunión con los abogados de la empresa.
Translation

Good morning. Of course I do, Dr. Ana. Today at 10:15, you have an appointment with the dentist. At noon you have lunch with your husband and son. At a quarter to three, you have a meeting with Mr Martinez and at half past six you have a meeting with the company's lawyers.

Ana

[00:00:23]
¿Qué hora es or ¿Qué horas son? can be used in Spanish to ask for the time.
¿Qué hora es? ¿Es muy tarde?
Translation

What time is it? Is it very late?

Luis

[00:00:25]
No, tranquila.
The verb ser is used to express the time in Spanish. It can be singular (es la una), or plural (son las ocho).
Son las ocho y media
Translation

No, don't worry. It's half past eight.

Ana

[00:00:28]
Perfecto.
¿A qué hora + VERB? is a structure to express when an activity takes place ('what time is x?')
¿A qué hora es la cita con el odontólogo?
Translation

Perfect. What time is the appointment with the dentist?

Luis

[00:00:31]
A las + time is the response for ¿A qué hora + VERB?
A las diez de la mañana.
Translation

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Ana

[00:00:34]
Entonces me voy ya. No quiero llegar tarde. Adiós.
Translation

Then I'll be going now. I don't want to be late. Goodbye, then.

Luis

[00:00:38]
Hasta luego, doctora Ana. Buen día.
Translation

See you later, Dr. Ana. Good day.

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