Understanding and expressing time is an essential part of mastering Spanish. Whether you’re making plans, talking about your daily routine or discussing historical events, Spanish vocabulary about time helps you communicate clearly and accurately.
On this page you will find lessons about this topic that cover everything from telling the time to using expressions for days, months, seasons and more. These lessons include explanations, examples, videos and links to exercises, games and worksheets. This way you’ll gain the confidence to talk about time in Spanish fluently.
What will you learn?
With these lessons about time in Spanish, you will learn things like these:
Telling the time: learn how to tell the time in Spanish with lessons that guide you through using phrases like “Es la una” (It’s one o’clock) and “Son las tres y media” (It’s three-thirty), with plenty of examples and tips.
Dates, days of the week and months of the year: master the vocabulary for the days of the week (“lunes”, “martes”, etc.) and months of the year (“enero”, “febrero”, etc.). These lessons cover how to use these words in sentences, along with common expressions for talking about dates.
Expressions for parts of the day: learn how to refer to different parts of the day, such as “mañana” (morning), “tarde” (afternoon), and “noche” (night), as well as useful phrases like “por la mañana” (in the morning) and “a medianoche” (at midnight).
Time expressions for frequency: understand how to express frequency with words like “siempre” (always), “a menudo” (often), “nunca” (never) and “a veces” (sometimes) with lessons that will help you describe how often things happen with ease.
Seasons and weather-related time vocabulary: discover vocabulary for the four seasons (“primavera”, “verano”, “otoño”, “invierno”) and learn how to use them in everyday conversation. These lessons also cover helpful expressions for talking about the time of year and seasonal activities.
Talking about the past, present and future: learn how to refer to different periods of time with phrases like “hoy” (today), “ayer” (yesterday) “mañana” (tomorrow) or “la semana pasada” (last week). These lessons provide the vocabulary you need to discuss events across various timeframes.