¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic question for the time of day
Grammar Note
"¿Qué hora es?" is the standard phrase to ask for the time
¿Qué día de la semana es hoy?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asking what day of the week it is
Grammar Note
Days: lunes (Mon), martes (Tue), miércoles (Wed), jueves (Thu), viernes (Fri), sábado (Sat), domingo (Sun)
Hoy / Mañana / Ayer
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic vocabulary for indicating days relative to today
Grammar Note
"mañana" can mean both "morning" and "tomorrow" depending on context
Esta semana / La semana que viene / La semana pasada
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Vocabulary for expressing the current, next, or previous week
Grammar Note
"la semana que viene" is the idiomatic expression for "next week"
Por la mañana / por la tarde / por la noche
In the morning / in the afternoon / at night
Usage
Describing times of day
Grammar Note
"por la + time of day" is the standard Spanish time-of-day construction
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's date
Grammar Note
Spanish date order is day, month, year
¿A qué hora abre / cierra?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking about opening and closing times
Grammar Note
"¿A qué hora…?" is the standard phrase to ask "at what time"
¿Cuánto tiempo se tarda en llegar?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking about travel duration
Grammar Note
"se tarda" uses the impersonal "se" to express how long something takes
Quedamos a las tres de la tarde.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Proposing a meeting time in casual Spanish
Grammar Note
"quedar" is typically used in Spanish to mean "to arrange to meet"
Son las dos y media. / Son las cinco menos cuarto.
It's half past two. / It's quarter to five.
Usage
Expressing time with minutes (half past, quarter to)
Grammar Note
Spanish time uses "y" (past) or "menos" (to) to describe minutes relative to the hour
¿Abre los fines de semana?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Asking about weekend opening hours
Grammar Note
"fines de semana" (weekend) is used in plural; "fin de semana" is singular
¿En qué zona horaria estamos?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asking to clarify the local time zone
Grammar Note
"zona horaria" is the standard Spanish term for time zone
Es demasiado temprano. / Es demasiado tarde.
It's too early. / It's too late.
Usage
Expressing that a time is too early or too late
Grammar Note
"demasiado" as an adverb modifies adjectives to mean "too"
¿Cuándo empieza / termina?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking about the start or end time of an event or activity
Grammar Note
"¿Cuándo…?" is the question word for "when"
¿De lunes a viernes?
From Monday to Friday?
Usage
Confirming weekday schedule
Grammar Note
"de X a Y" is the Spanish structure for "from X to Y"
¿En qué mes estamos?
What month is it?
Usage
Asking what month it currently is
Grammar Note
Spanish month names are written in lowercase (enero, febrero, etc.)
Me gustaría hacer una cita para el [fecha/hora].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment at a doctor's office, salon, or business
Grammar Note
"hacer una cita" literally "to make an appointment" is the standard idiom
Un día
One day
Usage
Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays
Medio día
Half a day
Usage
Used for half-day tours or half-day rates
Una semana
One week
Usage
Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period
Un mes
One month
Usage
Used for long stays or monthly contracts
Un año
One year
Usage
Used for visa validity or contract length in years
lunes
Monday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
martes
Tuesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
miércoles
Wednesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
jueves
Thursday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
viernes
Friday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
sábado
Saturday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
domingo
Sunday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
Hoy
Today
Usage
The basic word to point to for "today"
Mañana
Tomorrow
Usage
Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow
Ayer
Yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened yesterday
Pasado mañana
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to indicate a plan two days from now
Anteayer
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened two days ago
Ahora
Now
Usage
Points to "right now" when timing matters
Más tarde
Later
Usage
Used to indicate something should happen at a later time
Una hora
One hour
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour
Dos horas
Two hours
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours
Treinta minutos
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes
La mañana
Morning
Usage
Points to the morning time of day
El mediodía
Midday
Usage
Points to midday, around noon
La tarde
Afternoon
Usage
Points to the afternoon, from after lunch until around dusk (it also covers the early evening)
La noche
Night
Usage
Points to nighttime
La madrugada
Late night
Usage
Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times
Todos los días
Every day
Usage
Used to indicate something happens daily
Cada semana
Every week
Usage
Used to indicate something happens weekly
Cada mes
Every month
Usage
Used to indicate something happens monthly
Esta semana
This week
Usage
Used to refer to the current week
La próxima semana
Next week
Usage
Used to refer to the coming week
La semana pasada
Last week
Usage
Used to refer to the previous week
El fin de semana
Weekend
Usage
Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours
enero
January
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
febrero
February
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
marzo
March
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
abril
April
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
mayo
May
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
junio
June
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
julio
July
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
agosto
August
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
septiembre
September
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
octubre
October
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
noviembre
November
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
diciembre
December
Usage
A standalone month name to point to when giving a date; Spanish month names are lowercase
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