It's quarter to nine in the afternoon. ^
Maybe try using 'de la noche'. its means in the
night/evening.
"It is 10:51 P.M."
4:45
las cinco menos cuarto.... (quarter to five) las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco.... (four forty five) in both cases: '....de la tarde' (p.m.)
A las ocho y cuarto = At 8:15 ocho = eight cuarto = quarter So it could also mean : At quarter past eight
its for time menos = minus quarto = 4 So put it together minus 4. Normally its used for time because you can't go over 30 minutes. so if its over 30 you say menos number away from 60. so 56 is menos cuarto dont forget though if its 5:46 its seis menos cuarto not cinco menos cuarto. Its math in spanish =D <3
son las tres menos cuarto de la tarde - are a quarter to three pm
'they don't arrive at 7:45 on the dot.'
cinco de la noche: 5 in the night nueve menos cuarto is "a quarter til 9:00"
'It's a quarter to five in the evening/p.m.'
"Son las nueve menos cuarto" translates to "It's a quarter to nine" in English.
Nine minus two
las cinco menos cuarto.... (quarter to five) las cuatro y cuarenta y cinco.... (four forty five) in both cases: '....de la tarde' (p.m.)
A las ocho y cuarto = At 8:15 ocho = eight cuarto = quarter So it could also mean : At quarter past eight
its for time menos = minus quarto = 4 So put it together minus 4. Normally its used for time because you can't go over 30 minutes. so if its over 30 you say menos number away from 60. so 56 is menos cuarto dont forget though if its 5:46 its seis menos cuarto not cinco menos cuarto. Its math in spanish =D <3
You most likely meant to ask: "What does son las cuatro menos cuarto mean?" which would translate to "It is 3:45." What you actually asked would translate to "It is a quarter minus a quarter."
if you're talking about time on the clock, una menos nueve means 1 minus nine, or figuratively 12:51
"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.
"Son las nueve menos diez" means "It is ten minutes to nine" in Spanish.
son las tres menos cuarto de la tarde - are a quarter to three pm