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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| raramente | adverb | rarely | Raramente como comida rápida. | I rarely eat fast food. |
| semana | noun | week (7 days) | Estudio español cada semana. | I study Spanish every week. |
| siempre | adverb | always | Ella siempre llega temprano. | She always arrives early. |
| siempre | adverb | always | Ella siempre llega temprano. | She always arrives early. |
| siempre que | conjunction | whenever / as long as | Te llamo siempre que llego a casa. | I call you whenever I get home. |
| siempre que | conjunction | whenever | Siempre que puedo, camino al trabajo. | Whenever I can, I walk to work. |
| siempre y cuando | conjunction phrase | as long as | Puedes venir, siempre y cuando avises. | You can come, as long as you let me know. |
| tarde | adverb | late; in the afternoon | Llegué tarde a clase. | I arrived late to class. |
| tarde | adverb | late; afternoon | Llegué tarde a la reunión. | I arrived late to the meeting. |
| temprano | adverb | early | Hoy me levanté temprano. | Today I got up early. |
| temprano | adverb | early | Me levanto temprano. | I get up early. |
| tiempo | noun | time | No tengo tiempo para hablar ahora. | I don't have time to eat now. |
| todavía | adverb | still; yet | Todavía no he comido. | I have not eaten yet. |
| todavía | adverb | still; yet | Todavía no he comido. | I have not eaten yet. |
| todavía no | adverbial phrase | not yet | Todavía no he comido. | I have not eaten yet. |
| todavía no | phrase | not yet | Todavía no he comido. | I have not eaten yet. |
| todavia no | adverbial phrase | not yet | Todavía no he terminado. | I have not finished yet. |
| veces | preposition | by, times (multiplication) | Dos por tres son seis veces. | Two times two is four. |
| vez | noun | time, instance | Esta es la tercera vez que vengo aquí. | This is the first time I have come here. |
| ya | adverb | already; now | Ya es tarde. | It is already late. |
| ya | adverb | already | Ya terminé mi tarea. | I already finished my homework. |
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