Three minus one
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
if you mean just the numbers, it would be "diez" and "cuarenta" If you mean the time, it could be ")Son las) diez y cuarenta" = "(It's) 10.40." or "Son las once menos veinte" = "It's 20 to 11".
las cinco menos cuarto.... (quarter to five) las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco.... (four forty five) in both cases: '....de la tarde' (p.m.)
it is 5:03
"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.
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
Las dos menos veinte--- 1:40
It is a quarter till three Be careful! If it's "menos cuarto", it's a quarter of. If it's "menos cuatro" (the r and t are reversed) it's only 4 minutes before the hour.
Son las tres menos doce de la tarde
Son las tres menos cuarto (o quince) de la tarde.
"It's 2:45 at night." = "Son las dos y cuarenta y cinco a la noche." or "Son las tres menos cuarto a la noche." "At 2:45 at night" = "A las dos y cuarenta y cinco a la noche" or "A las tres menos cuarto a la noche"
Cinco para las tres (de la tarde)- 5 to 3p.m.Las tres menos cinco (de la tarde) - 5 to 3p.m.Las dos cincuenta y cinco (de la tarde) - 2.55p.m.Omit "de la tarde", when the context is known
Son las dos menos cuarto means 1:45
"Son las nueve menos diez" means "It is ten minutes to nine" in Spanish.
it is 3 o'clock