Telling the time
To ask the time you say...
¿Qué hora es? What time is it?
To ask at what time something happens you say...
¿A qué hora…? At what time...?
¿A qué hora es el desayuno? Literally: At what time is breakfast?
Times are always preceded by la or las.
13:00 La una One o'clock
17:00 Las cinco Five o'clock
14:00 Las dos Two o'clock
Times are given with the hour first. Then the equivalent of past, y, or to, menos, followed by the minutes.
7:20 Las siete y veinte Twenty past seven
18:50 Las siete menos diez Ten to seven
Y media is the equivalent of half past, and quarter is translated as cuarto
6:30 Las seis y media Half past six
4:45 Las cinco menos cuarto Quarter to five