There are several ways to ask the time in Spanish. See a few examples below:

¿Qué hora es? - What time is it?
Disculpe, ¿Qué hora es? - Excuse me, what time is it?
¿Te molestaría decirme la hora? - Would you mind telling me the time?
¿A qué hora llega? - What time does he/she get here?
¿A qué hora vienes? - What time are you coming?
¿A qué hora abre el banco? - What time do the bank open?
¿A qué hora sucedió esto? - What time did this happen?

There are also many different ways to answer the time in Spanish. Notice that for one (singular) you use the word es and for two, three, etc. (plural) you use the word son.

Es la una. - It's one o'clock.
Son las dos. - It's two o'clock.
Ya es la una y media de la tarde. - It is one thirty p.m. already.
Son las doce. - It's twelve o'clock.
Hace una hora. - An hour ago.
Es tarde. - It's late.
Es temprano. - It's early.

We can review the time in detail in the full lesson.

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