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¿A qué hora es ...? |
At what time is ...? | Notice the a before qué. A means at in this case. So instead of asking for the time, you are asking at what time something is. |
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Es a las ___. |
It is at ___. |
Es a la una or Es a las (It is at....) is used for telling at what time something occurs. Note the difference between this form, es a la or es a las (It is at ___.) and Es la una or Son las ... which are used for telling time |
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Es ahora. |
It is now. |
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de la mañana |
A.M. morning | 6 a.m. to noon | |
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de la tarde |
P.M. afternoon | noon to 6 p.m. | |
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de la noche |
P.M. evening (night) | 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. | |
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en punto |
on the dot |
This would be used to say it is
exactly whatever time you are referring to. Son las once y media en punto. It is 11:30 on the dot. Es a las ocho en punto. It is at 8:00 on the dot. |
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