¡Sí puedo! Can-Do Statements
Use numbers and time-related vocabulary to describe activities on various days and times.
Now that you know how to say the date, you could arrange with your friends to meet at a restaurant on Tuesday the 3rd. It is unlikely you would be eating together, though. For that, we need to learn to tell the time! We will also learn the numbers up to 60 and then add 40 more so you will know zero-100.
Telling time in Spanish is relatively straightforward, but there are some tricky parts.
One tip: Make sure you pay attention to the conjugation of the verb ser: “It is two-twenty” becomes “Son las dos y veinte” because hours are plural and the plural form of ser is son.
It takes some practice, but as they say, “No se ganó Zamora en una hora” (Zamora wasn’t won in an hour– here’s why.)
