Telling time with "menos" in Spanish - Explanation (Basic)

This video lesson teaches how to tell time in Spanish, covering basic hours, adding minutes, and alternative expressions using 'media' and 'cuarto'. It also introduces a mathematical approach to express time by subtracting minutes from the next hour. The lesson concludes with a summary of these methods.

How do you say '2:22' in Spanish using the basic method?

• Son las dos y veintidós

• Son las dos menos veintidós

• Son las dos y media

• Son las tres menos treinta y ocho

What is the Spanish term for 'quarter past' when telling time?

• Quince

• Menos

• Media

• Cuarto

How would you express '7:40' in Spanish using subtraction?

• Son las ocho y cuarenta

• Son las siete y cuarenta

• Son las ocho menos veinte

• Son las siete menos veinte

If it's 12:46, how can you express this time using subtraction in Spanish?

• Son las doce y cuarenta y seis

• Es la una y catorce

• Es la una menos catorce

• Son las doce menos catorce

Which method of telling time in Spanish might be more common in some regions?

• Using 'es' for all hours

• Using 'y' for addition

• Using 'menos' for subtraction

• Using 'son' for all hours