Assignments:

Unfinished Assignment Vocabulary Pulldown for Lesson 22
Unfinished Assignment Grammar for Lesson 22

Lesson Objectives:

In this lesson, we will go into some more detail on telling time to include the minutes. We will also learn some more words related to the home.

Vocabulary:

privado - private
el alquiler - the rent
la bañera - the bathtub
la casa - the house
la ducha - the shower
el dueño - the owner
el inquilino - the tenant
el jardin - the garden
la piscina - the swimming pool
el piso - the floor
amplio - spacious or roomy
el apartamento - the apartment
el garaje - the garage
las llaves - the keys



It isn't always EXACTLY four o'clock, or five o'clock, or etc.. To tell minutes, just use 'y', which means 'and'.

For example:
'Que hora es?' , What time is it?
'Son las cinco y treinta y seis'. It's 5:36.
'Son las tres y cinco'. It's 3:05.

You can also use 'y cuarto' for fifteen minutes after the hour,
'Que hora es?', What time is it?
'Es la una y cuarto'. It's 1:15.

Use 'y media' for half-past the hour.
Que hora es? What time is it?
'Son las ocho y media'. It's 8:30.

You can use 'menos' to say how many minutes before the hour it is.

'Que hora es?', What time is it?
'Son las siete menos cuarto'. It's a quarter to seven.
'Son las nueve menos diez'. It's ten minutes to nine.