it is 3 o'clock
que las fecha
it is 5:03
Three minus one
"Son las tres menos cuarto" means "It's a quarter to three" in English. This phrase is commonly used in Spanish to indicate that it is 2:45 on the clock.
If it is speaking of the time then it means "it is". It depends on the context. In Spanish las is the plural of la (the) Example: the girl - la chica, the girls - las chicas. Time as per your watch - son las tres- it is three o'clock
(Son) las tres de la mañana = (It's) 3 a.m.
3:00 am = son las tres de la mañana
Las diez menos tres --- 9:57 Diez menos tres --- 10-3 (a subtraction)
The entire statement would be "Son las tres menos veintidos" and it translates from Spanish as "It is three minus twentytwo." In other words, they are saying the time is 2:38
Son las tres menos doce de la tarde
Son las tres menos cuarto (o quince) de la tarde.
"It was 3 o'clock" in Spanish is "Eran las tres". It is pronounced "AIR-ahn las trace". Please see this site for confirmation of the translation: http://www.answers.com/library/Translations