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BASIC
TIME TABLE
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now
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ahora (ah-OH-rah)
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later
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después (day-SPWAYSS)
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before
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antes (ahn-TAYSS)
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morning
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mañana (mah-NYAH-nah)
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afternoon
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tarde (TAHR-day)
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night
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noche (NOH-chay)
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TELLING
TIME
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one
o'clock
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la una de la madrugada; la
una de la mañana (lah OOH-nah day lah mah-drooh-GAH dah; lah
OOH-nah day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
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two
o'clock
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las dos de la madrugada;
las dos de la mañana (lahss DOHSS day lah mah-drooh-GAH dah;
lahss DOHSS day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
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ten
o'clock AM
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las diez de la mañana (lahss
dee-AYSS day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
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noon
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mediodía; las doce de la
mañana (lahss DOH-say day lah mahn-YAH-nah)
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one
o'clock PM
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la una de la tarde (lah
OOH-nah day lah TAHR-day)
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two
o'clock PM
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las dos de la tarde (lahss
DOHSS day lah TAHR-day)
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ten
o'clock PM
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las diez de la noche (lahss
dee-AYSS day lah NOH-chay)
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midnight
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medianoche; las doce de la
noche (may-dee-yah-NOH-chay; lahss DOH-say day lah NOH-chay)
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HELPFUL
TIPS WHEN WRITING TIME
When speaking,
times are given in AM/PM form (but saying de la mañana (morning),
de la tarde (afternoon), de la noche (evening/night) or de
la madrugada (late night) to distinguish between AM and PM. On the
other hand, in most countries times are rendered in 24-hour format, with a
colon separating hours and minutes:
9 o'clock AM
nueve de la mañana
(spoken: noo-WEH-vay day la mahn-YAH-nah), 9:00 (written)
12:30 PM
doce y media de la mañana
(spoken: DOH-say ee MAY-dee-yah day la mahn-YAH-nah), 12:30 (written)
1 o'clock PM
una de la tarde
(spoken: OOH-nah day lah TAHR-day), 13:00 (written)
10 o'clock PM
diez de la noche
(spoken: dee-AYSS day la NOH-chay), 22:00 (written)
2 o'clock AM
dos
de la madrugada
or dos de la mañana (spoken: DOHSS day la mah-drooh-GAH-dah
or DOHSS day la mahn-YAH-nah), 2:00 (written)
TIME
DURATION
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minute(s)
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__ minuto(s) (mee-NOOH-toh(ss))
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hour(s)
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__ hora(s) (OHR-ah(ss))
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day(s)
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__ día(s) (DEE-aah(ss))
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week(s)
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__ semana(s) (say-MAH-nah(ss))
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month(s)
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__ mes(es) (MAYSS-(ayss))
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year(s)
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__ año(s) (AH-nyoh(ss))
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TIME
DURATION: DAYS
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today
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hoy (OY)
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yesterday
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ayer(I-air)
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tomorrow
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mañana (surely you know
how to pronounce this word: mahn-YAH-nah)
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this
week
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esta semana (EHS-tah
say-MAH-nah)
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last
week
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la semana pasada (lah
say-MAH-nah pah-SAH-dah)
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next
week
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la semana que viene (lah
say-MAH-nah kay vee-AYN-ay)
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Monday
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lunes (LOOH-nayss)
- Week Begins On This Day
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Tuesday
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martes (MAHR-tayss)
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Wednesday
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miércoles (mee-AIR-coh-layss)
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Thursday
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jueves (WHAY-vayss)
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Friday
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viernes (vee-AIR-nayss)
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Saturday
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sábado (SAH-bah-doh)
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Sunday
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domingo (doh-MEEN-goh)
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TIME
DURATION: MONTHS
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January
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enero (eh-NEH-ro)
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February
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febrero (feh-BREH-ro)
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March
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marzo (MAR-zo)
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April
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abril (ah-BRIL)
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May
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mayo (MAY-o)
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June
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junio (HOO-nio)
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July
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julio (HOO-lio)
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August
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agosto (ah-GO-sto)
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September
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septiembre/setiembre (se-TEE-YEM-bray)
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October
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octubre (ok-TOO-brey)
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November
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noviembre (no-VEE-YEM-bray)
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December
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diciembre (dee-CEE-YEM-bray)
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HELPFUL
TIPS WHEN WRITING DATES
Dates are given in day-month-year form. All spoken and written, long and
short forms follow this pattern:
October 3rd, 2003
3 de octubre de 2003
May 21st, 1997
21
de mayo de 1997
Day-month constructions (4 de julio, for
example) are not usually abbreviated. In the rare cases than an
abbreviation is used, the number of the month is not used, but its initial
letter is. Usual examples are:
23-F
23
de febrero, date of a failed coup d'êtat in Spain (1981)
11-S
11
de septiembre, date of the attack to the Twin Towers (2001) (and of the
Chilean coup in 1973).
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