How To Tell Time in Spanish: Free Flashcards

Time in Spanish can feel like a tiny puzzle – especially when half past two is las dos y media but half past three runs the same pattern, and then you hit mediodía and medianoche. This list hands you around 121 practical words and phrases so you can stop guessing and start telling time like a local.

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Word / Phrase	Type	Meaning	Example	Translation
ayer	time adverb	yesterday	Ayer llovió mucho.	Yesterday, it rained a lot.
ayer	adverb	yesterday	Ayer llovió mucho.	It rained a lot yesterday.
buenas	interjection	hello, good morning, good afternoon, good evening (greeting used irrespective of the time)	Buenas, ¿cómo estás?	Hello, how are you today?
cada día	adverbial phrase	every day	Camino cada día.	I walk every day.
cada día	expression	every day	Cada día estudio español.	Every day I study Spanish.
cada semana	adverbial phrase	every week	Llamo a mi madre cada semana.	I call my mother every week.
cada vez	phrase	each time	Cada vez aprendo algo nuevo.	Each time, I learn something new.
casi nunca	phrase	almost never	Casi nunca veo televisión.	I almost never watch TV.
con frecuencia	adverbial phrase	frequently	Con frecuencia leo antes de dormir.	I frequently read before sleeping.
de inmediato	adverbial phrase	immediately	Sal de inmediato.	Leave immediately.
de inmediato	phrase	right away	Llama de inmediato, por favor.	Call right away, please.
de noche	adverbial phrase	at night	Trabajo de noche.	I work at night.
de noche	phrase	at night	Estudio de noche.	I study at night.
de pronto	adverbial phrase	suddenly	De pronto empezó a llover.	It suddenly started to rain.
de repente	adverbial phrase	suddenly	De repente empezó a llover.	Suddenly, it started to rain.
de repente	adverbial phrase	suddenly	De repente, empezó a llover.	Suddenly, it started to rain.
de vez en cuando	adverbial phrase	from time to time	De vez en cuando comemos fuera.	From time to time, we eat out.
de vez en cuando	expression	from time to time	De vez en cuando comemos fuera.	From time to time we eat out.
desde	preposition	since / from	Vivo aquí desde 2020.	I have lived here since 2020.
desde entonces	adverbial phrase	since then	Nos mudamos en junio. Desde entonces, vivimos aquí.	We moved in June. Since then, we have lived here.
después	adverb	after; afterwards	Después hablamos.	We will talk after.
después	adverb	after; later	Primero trabajo y después descanso.	First I work and then I rest.
despues de	preposition phrase	after	Después de comer, salgo.	After eating, I go out.
día	noun	day (any period of 24 hours)	Hoy es un día muy largo.	Today is a very quiet day.
durante	preposition	during	Dormí durante el viaje.	I slept during the trip.

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