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  • Spanish for Beginners - Do you know how to ask the time in Spanish? What about understanding when someone tells you when that all-important bus or flight is leaving? What time is check-out or check-in? After this class, you'll know how to ask what the time is, and how to answer that question in several ways.
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  • @eenayeah
    @eenayeah Před 9 lety +634

    Best Spanish teacher on CZcams!!

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    Why does learning in CZcams for 5mins feel easier than in class for like 2 hr 😂

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      @vipulmaan527 Před 4 lety +2

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  • @steventaylor713
    @steventaylor713 Před 9 lety +158

    My teacher made this seem so hard. Thank you for making this so much more simple.

  • @ButterflySpanish
    @ButterflySpanish  Před 11 lety +36

    ¡Qué bonito gatito! (What a cute kitten!)

  • @ButterflySpanish
    @ButterflySpanish  Před 11 lety +38

    Yes, we use military time but it is not very common and it is used in a formal context. To use it just make the rule Hour+Minutes plural, and make sure you learn the numbers from 12 (doce) to 24 (veinticuatro) to give the hour.
    Sería, por ejemplo: Son la trece horas, quince minutos (Es la una y cuarto). Son las veintidós horas, veinte minutos (Son las diez veinte), and so on.

  • @forgottensenju2645
    @forgottensenju2645 Před 5 měsíci +4

    This one is gonna take some extra time to learn , literally 😭😭 !!

  • @FurbyGender
    @FurbyGender Před 9 lety +20

    Great lesson! I think it's easier to stick with hours plus minutes. Maybe other people might feel differently but, I don't want to have Spanish be more complicated than it already is. You're doing a great job Ana!

  • @miriammonahan4588
    @miriammonahan4588 Před 3 lety +50

    When you tell time on the plus side of the minutes, i.e. 1 to 29, you are adding the minutes. Therefore, 3:05 am /pm is "Son las tres y cinco de la
    mañana OR de la tarde." In other words, you need to use the "y" in between the hour and the minutes.

    • @raymondgilbert7887
      @raymondgilbert7887 Před rokem +1

      Very helpful thanks!

    • @janethcarballo9720
      @janethcarballo9720 Před rokem

      Estoy de acuerdo, falta la ”y” .

    • @amandaschilt891
      @amandaschilt891 Před rokem

      She addressed that in this video.

    • @emil3709
      @emil3709 Před rokem

      ​​@@ronarce771 Yes, I used to live on the Mexican border and Spanish speakers there omitted the "y" unless using media or cuarto but did not use "y" with the minutes. I also never heard the use of "menos" like they teach in Spanish classes in the US: Son las siete menos diez was not used but like the teacher said - Son diez para las siete or faltan diez para las siete or son las seis cincuenta.

  • @MrGrzechM
    @MrGrzechM Před 9 lety +13

    I love the way you say "OK" ;) Thank you for the lessons, you are doing really good job.

  • @ilikefries7999
    @ilikefries7999 Před 6 lety +3

    I took up Spanish just out of sheer interest and Anna you are the only Spanish teacher I've ever learned from. This video is absolutely terrific! The explanations and examples were better than any website. Thank You so much. Love from India.

  • @aburnley28
    @aburnley28 Před 9 lety +10

    In the UK we can also say "it's twenty to twelve" so "son veinte para las doce" works for me. Great videos Ana, keep it up!

  • @ryanwalker4491
    @ryanwalker4491 Před 7 lety +16

    Thank you for all your helpful videos! I'm in college and never took Spanish in high school. I'm only on my 4th day of Spanish and I've already learned a ton thanks to your videos! I'm able to communicate with some of my Spanish friends although just a little right now ;) Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos.

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  • @HackyMoto
    @HackyMoto Před 2 lety +1

    I'm traveling in Costa Rica right now. Yesterday sitting in the water on a surf board, one of the local surfers asked me in English for the time. I decided I would reply in Spanish and how I learnt it was "son las once menos veinte". It is a correct way. However he giggled and gave me a fist bump. "Mi buen amigo, en Costa Rica puedes decir 'veinte para las once" : just like it's being taught in this video. I had to come home to check Butterfly to see how it is being taught. It's not until you travel do you learn more about the real everyday Spanish; if you don't mind reading: here's another example: I was sitting having lunch and this man asked for a "frio", I watched the waitress bring back a tin of fanta. I thought strange then that night, I was ordering some food when she asked me "que frio quiere": forgetting that I had heard that phrase earlier today, I was eh? How cold do I want?, "Como?" "que frio quiere" and she pointed to the fridge. Ah which soda would I like. This is taking my enjoyment of Spanish to a new level and I am more enthusiastic to keep learning more and more. Every day is a School Day. Pura Vida

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  • @GiorgosKeramidas
    @GiorgosKeramidas Před 6 lety +3

    Thank you so much for another wonderful video! Using the right way to tell time is an extremely useful skill.

  • @fayebernardino2334
    @fayebernardino2334 Před 4 lety +1

    Im doing self study to learn spanish and I can say your way of teaching is fantastic! So light, so easy to understand! Muchas gracias! 💖💖💖

  • @chloeyuno154
    @chloeyuno154 Před 4 lety +2

    Learning Spanish for a few months and this is the best Spanish learning channel here! When my teacher makes things complicated, I always watch your videos, it helps a lot! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  • @AbbyMulligan
    @AbbyMulligan Před 9 lety +8

    Love this lesson,so clear! Thank you!

    • @ButterflySpanish
      @ButterflySpanish  Před 9 lety +8

      Abby Mulligan Me pone muy feliz que haya sido claro :) Saludos, muchos saludos.

  • @ButterflySpanish
    @ButterflySpanish  Před 11 lety +12

    No, it is not wrong. It is correct; for example, "Te veo a las doce" (I will see you at twelve). Es correcto.

  • @eshaabhasin1980
    @eshaabhasin1980 Před 6 lety

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    @carolynmayers543 Před 6 lety

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  • @medicalpanorama
    @medicalpanorama Před 3 lety +7

    Lesson 3. Hora: Time. Ahora= now. Para ahora = for now. Y Cuarto: and A quarter. Y Media: and a half. Veinte minutos Para Las Doce = 20 minutes to 12.

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    I have Spanish as my subject in school and your videos help me to get good grades

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    @ScireMi Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic and clear explanation.

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    @ButterflySpanish  Před 11 lety +11

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      @Russianspyyyy Před 3 lety

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    @wuwilliam6760 Před 10 lety +3

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    @margaritasworldFi07 Před 3 lety

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  • @VictorHolanda
    @VictorHolanda Před 8 lety +4

    Estoy aprendiendo un poco de español y inglés al mismo tiempo vendo su canal. :) Me gusta la calidad de sus videos. Soy de Brasil. :)

  • @danielvila9043
    @danielvila9043 Před 7 lety +85

    In Spain we say the time quite different than that. I don't know in Latin American countries, but here we don't use 9:00am or 9:00pm. We say 9:00 (in the morning) and 21:00 (in the evening/night). And also, we don't say 9:45 the way it's said here. We say 9:35 (Diez menos veinticinco), 9:40 (Diez menos veinte), 9:45 (Nueve menos cuarto), 9:50 (Diez menos 10) and 9:55 (Diez menos cinco).

    • @RacingPepe
      @RacingPepe Před 7 lety +4

      Thank you for this. I'm going to Spain next year and this is very helpful.

    • @pampadas9768
      @pampadas9768 Před 7 lety +8

      Eloines if it's in A. M - de la mañana and P. M - de la noche . Evng time is de la trade

    • @nerminrzazade7450
      @nerminrzazade7450 Před 6 lety +2

      Thanks for sharing , it is very helpful :) 💜

    • @GiorgosKeramidas
      @GiorgosKeramidas Před 6 lety +1

      I think it’s generally a bit less common to use AM and PM in Europe, but more common in the American continent. But I think that’s fine. Even if you use the “infrequent” style people will get what you mean.

    • @romarioneto1701
      @romarioneto1701 Před 6 lety +5

      Pero en Latinoamérica decimos las horas de maneras distintas. A decir verdad, me pareció muy raro decir las horas con minutos sin la y. Ella como mexicana dice: Es la cinco mientras que acá en Sudamérica decimos: Es la una y cinco, no es la una cinco.

  • @baliwayanexplore7605
    @baliwayanexplore7605 Před 6 měsíci

    Great! Thank you
    I have just started learning Spanish.
    Greetings from Bali Indonesia 😊

  • @nayakjoseph3046
    @nayakjoseph3046 Před 3 lety

    You are very good teacher my friend. I like the way you teach. Thank you very much

  • @k-popismyvitamin8122
    @k-popismyvitamin8122 Před 3 lety +5

    In my book & class
    We read if it is like 3:40 then we'll use
    "Son las cuatro menos veinte''

    • @krystal5z
      @krystal5z Před 3 lety +1

      That's because there's many ways to express time in Spanish. That isn't incorrect. It's just easier to say "It's 5 'til 2" for example

    • @roxcyn
      @roxcyn Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, that's the version I learned, too. I didn't even know there were other ways.

  • @ButterflySpanish
    @ButterflySpanish  Před 11 lety +32

    Sí, creo que en España muchas frases se dicen de manera diferente En la introducción de mi video (vídeo en España), hablo un poco de la variedad de una lengua y de la variedad de voces que la hablan.

    • @aartirajput4836
      @aartirajput4836 Před 3 lety +1

      What if we want to say 20 to 1. Will it be son veinte para las uno or es veinte para la uno??

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    • @krystal5z
      @krystal5z Před 3 lety +1

      @@aartirajput4836
      These are the different ways to say that time:
      Son las doce y cuarenta (It's 12:40)
      Son veinte para la una (It's 20 to 1)
      Son veinte minutos para la una (It's 20 minutes to 1)
      Es la una menos veinte [ It's 1 minus 20 minutes] [Round to the next hour & take away the minutes] ; This approach is no longer used I believe, but only works for the the left side of the clock dealing with above 30 minutes]
      ** You would say UNA because we are referring to the hour (la hora= the hour [ singular] & it's a feminine noun).
      You would only say "para LAS _____" if the hour that follows it is 2-12, or the plural hours.

    • @Jack-mk5mi
      @Jack-mk5mi Před rokem +1

      @@krystal5z Thank you for your detailed explanation:D I was also struggling to it XD

    • @krystal5z
      @krystal5z Před rokem

      @@Jack-mk5mi No problem Jack! Happy to help :)

  • @1XRCKnROLr
    @1XRCKnROLr Před 10 lety +1

    ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te va, Ana? Soy un médico y pronto estaré trabajando en los países latinoamericanos de escasos recursos. He estudiado español durante años, pero todavía disfrutar viendo tus videos! (Mi esposa es de Zacatecas y es un estrecho empate entre quién es más linda! Ja ja ja ja!) Tiene una personalidad encantadora, y sus vídeos ayuda la gente a superar la barrera del idioma. Espero que su carrera le lleva mucho más allá de CZcams! Usted es el mejor comunicador (y artista) me acuerdo de ver! : )

    • @ButterflySpanish
      @ButterflySpanish  Před 10 lety

      Gracias por escribirme un mensaje tan bonito. Ma pone muy contenta. Yo soy de Cuernavaca. Su esposa ha de conocer, es un lugar muy bonito. Buena suerte con su trabajo y gracias por ayudar a la gente que lo necesita.

  • @surimagras6317
    @surimagras6317 Před rokem

    This is the 2nd time I've been learning Spanish and it hasn't been sticking but ever since I've been watching your videos it has helped a lot

  • @ButterflySpanish
    @ButterflySpanish  Před 11 lety +38

    "Excelente" en español.

    • @merijaanhotum5136
      @merijaanhotum5136 Před 4 lety +1

      May I add minutos like this 3:5 AM son las tres y cinco minutos de la mañana
      Is it correct???

    • @shibu7665
      @shibu7665 Před 4 lety

      Te amo mucho mi linda maestra😍😍😍

  • @stefdwr
    @stefdwr Před 8 lety +8

    Thank you so much for this! So helpful!

  • @rachaelwade6167
    @rachaelwade6167 Před 4 lety

    Good teaching skills. She makes learning fun.

  • @user-pc4do5gl2y
    @user-pc4do5gl2y Před 6 lety

    I really want to learn Spanish. I have been watching your lessons for 3 days. I'm from Greece and I see that all these are EXACTLY like Greek. Especially the time!!!!

  • @matthewcheung1306
    @matthewcheung1306 Před 8 lety +5

    this is the best lesson ever

  • @laurataylor705
    @laurataylor705 Před 8 lety +39

    This was very helpful, gracias!

  • @sebihtekce3997
    @sebihtekce3997 Před 3 lety

    Eres el mejor maestra del mundo.

  • @SAFA-ii3ng
    @SAFA-ii3ng Před 2 lety

    You are the best teacher in the world 😩♥️♥️♥️

  • @ButterflySpanish
    @ButterflySpanish  Před 11 lety +14

    Maybe you are more visual. I am too.

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      @dan7danjdan7 Před 3 lety +2

      Your lovely this is for sure 👍

    • @dan7danjdan7
      @dan7danjdan7 Před 3 lety +2

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  • @abbevallipour9212
    @abbevallipour9212 Před 7 lety +11

    I wish you explained even the spain version, i think in spain they use the word "menos" after 30 minutes, like son las tres menos diez, for saying its ten past three and so on :-)
    Thank you so much, I have learned a lot by watching your videos.

    • @kalissekelly7396
      @kalissekelly7396 Před 7 lety +4

      Abbas Vallipour son Las tres menos diez means ten to three not ten past three. :)

    • @kalissekelly7396
      @kalissekelly7396 Před 7 lety +2

      Abbas Vallipour son Las tres y diez is ten past three

    • @abbevallipour9212
      @abbevallipour9212 Před 7 lety

      Brown Gyal Kalisse, you are right, thank you :)

    • @85tazZy
      @85tazZy Před 7 lety +2

      Abbas Vallipour yeah thats how I also learned it if u wanna say 10 minutes to 3 (2:50) its tres menos diez...

    • @sunflower7874
      @sunflower7874 Před 5 lety

      We're learning that way :p and it confuses me

  • @dericknkemajong9659
    @dericknkemajong9659 Před 3 lety

    best teacher in the world
    mejor profesor en todo el mundo

  • @nowar458
    @nowar458 Před 2 lety

    This is so good. Better than Anything I’ve tried

  • @deanl4725
    @deanl4725 Před 8 lety +6

    In our spanish class we learned the pink time and we say "Son las doce menos veinte" for 11:40.

    • @winstonzeddemore3265
      @winstonzeddemore3265 Před 7 lety +2

      in some countries is correct ...
      son las doce menos veinte =son veinte para las doce = son las doce cuarenta

    • @darknation6174
      @darknation6174 Před 6 lety +1

      Winston Zeddemore Shouldnt it be son las once cuarenta on the last one?

    • @Maria63641
      @Maria63641 Před 4 lety

      In my country just really old people say it this way. ¨Faltan veinte para las doce¨is what most people say.

  • @jeffersonyamanaka8164
    @jeffersonyamanaka8164 Před 9 lety +4

    Very well! Thank you! Don't stop, please. (Y)

  • @sunshineriya11
    @sunshineriya11 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you Ana Ma'am, you helped me to learn the timing in just 9 minutes. I don't know how to thank you. Love from India.. 🇮🇳💙🌷

  • @MrRomynacido
    @MrRomynacido Před 7 lety

    In the Phil., my country, it's pretty easy to master the telling the time, because our senior citizens still use those term. Phil. had been colonized by Spain in 1521-1898, but teaching Spanish had been totally stopped in public school which replaced by English. Thank you so much!

  • @MiguelGirard
    @MiguelGirard Před 8 lety +27

    THANK YOU for making clear that the correct way to ask the time is "qué hora es?", and that the correct answer is "es la una". I am so tired of hearing "qué horas son? and "son la una".
    However, I have a problem with "Son las dos diez". Who speaks like that? a computer? How about, son las dos y diez...?
    Otherwise, great class.

    • @aslsm9736
      @aslsm9736 Před 8 lety

      If you think about it, it makes sense. In English we say "It's two ten." Son las dos diez makes sense to me when I think of it that way.

    • @MiguelGirard
      @MiguelGirard Před 8 lety +8

      I disagree. One cannot speak Spanish using the argument "in English we say" it like this. Otherwise we'd be putting adjectives before nouns too.

    • @aslsm9736
      @aslsm9736 Před 8 lety +1

      I completely agree; they are different languages and it would be incorrect to argue grammar based on another language. I've also noticed that some things are similar across languages while other things are very different which is why it's less surprising that "Son las dos diez" is one of multiple ways to communicate time.

    • @MiguelGirard
      @MiguelGirard Před 8 lety +3

      Hahaha... Being trilingual myself, I often think in Spanish when speaking French. Fortunately, both languages share a common root and with some exceptions, they can be superimposed. However, when attempting that with French/English, or Spanish/English, the results can range from comical to downright disastrous. Having said this, I don't want to discourage anyone from learning. The videos are indeed very helpful.

    • @gabrielkosiner
      @gabrielkosiner Před 8 lety +11

      I am native spanish speaker from Argentina and we rather say: dos y diez for 2:10 and tres menos diez for 2:50.

  • @bendabenliu
    @bendabenliu Před 8 lety +6

    How do I say 12:59 in the second way ? "Es una para la una?"
    and also, in Spanish, do we use 24 hours rule, or 12 hours + am/pm ?
    GRACIAS de antemano! :D

    • @Maria63641
      @Maria63641 Před 4 lety

      Falta un minuto para la una. Son las doce y cicuenta y nueve. Una para la una is correct but sounds funny, I rather round it and say ¨es la una¨ tell you the truth.

    • @enriquegranados5179
      @enriquegranados5179 Před 4 lety

      Y si el reloj marca 1: 02, yo digo:
      «La una con dos colgando».

  • @nnk9115
    @nnk9115 Před 6 lety

    I love your way of teaching ..

  • @osirisgriffin9731
    @osirisgriffin9731 Před 6 lety

    Best Spanish teacher on CZcams

  • @787chubb
    @787chubb Před 8 lety +3

    Hi Butterfly,
    How long have you been speaking english and how long did it take to become totally fluent? Thanks

  • @nickpeebles7541
    @nickpeebles7541 Před 8 lety +4

    if it was 1 to 12 would it be. "es la uno para doce" or is it still "son las uno para doce" ?

    • @rbrtzmck
      @rbrtzmck Před 8 lety +4

      ...and vice versa, if it is 12:45, is it son quarto para una or with es ... ?

    • @carlosd.a.9257
      @carlosd.a.9257 Před 7 lety

      Nick Peebles
      In Spanish:
      - 1: 40. The hour 1 is una. Always. If it is the hour "1" or "13", we say una.
      But minutes is uno.
      It is our way.
      - 2:01. Las dos y uno. Las dos y un minuto.
      - 13:59. Las dos menos uno. Las dos menos un minuto. La una y 59. La una y 59 minutos.
      The way to say "what time is it" when the minutes are past the first 30 ones:
      We do it as we do because is the way we learned in early stages of our Math classes.
      30 - 1. We say 30 menos uno.
      So... 20:48 can be: Las 9 menos 12. Las 9 menos 12 minutos.
      CUARTO.
      In terms of minutes: 15 = cuarto. 30 = media.
      We say 1/4 = un (1) cuarto (/4).
      1 x (1/4) = un cuarto.
      60 minutes / 15 = 4. So, there are 4 cuartos in 1 hour. 4 x (1/4) = 1.
      - 5:45. Son las 6 menos cuarto.
      We don't say "las 6 menos un cuarto".
      Nor "las 6 menos cuarto minutos".
      "6 menos cuarto" comes from:
      6 - 1/4. Overriding the word "un".
      MEDIA.
      1/2. We say un medio.
      1 x (1/2) = un medio. Uno por un medio es (=) un medio.
      Then why we say media to explain 30 minutes?
      Because "hour" is femenin for us. Media hora. Your "half an hour" = our "media hora".
      We think "media hora" but we say only... "media". Las 5 y media. 5:30.
      That is our logic inside our language.
      "Logic" cannot be compared between 2 languages.
      You can compare logic within your language, only.
      Because there is not a reference in terms of languages.
      And when we are compairing things... we need a reference.
      So... English cannot be compaired with Spanish. Nor Spanish with English.
      Each language has its own logic.
      We always say hours and then minutes... not minutes to hours.
      In other kind of conversations, yes.
      You can say in Spanish:
      "Hurry up, John! 6 minutes left to..." (08:54).
      The one and only case we say minutes before the hour.
      "¡Corre, Juan! Faltan 6 minutos para...".
      But, in terms of "what time is it"...
      First the hours and 2nd, the minutes. Always.

    • @queeniew263
      @queeniew263 Před 5 lety

      @@carlosd.a.9257 this is looooooooooooooooooooooooooog.

    • @carlosd.a.9257
      @carlosd.a.9257 Před 5 lety

      Queeni Pie But that is all about the time in Spanish. No more... and no less... sry

  • @bobbylee546
    @bobbylee546 Před 5 lety

    Mucha Gracias, you are so much better than my Spanish teacher.

  • @VincenzaV1
    @VincenzaV1 Před 11 lety

    Wow, she has that "Penelope Cruz" cuteness to her. This really helps in learning because she is having fun, so that helps us in learning. So many teacher are boring. Why do I want to learn something boring? I learn more from these videos than from my Spanish teacher (She is too fast, and doesn't explain ANYTHING). Thank you!

  • @hugoneiraaa5560
    @hugoneiraaa5560 Před 4 lety +5

    Me gusta mirar este tipo de videos para ver si la "profesora" lo dice bien :v ¿Soy el único?

  • @miguelangelmartinezlopez9702

    Acá en México no decimos tan así 😂 solo decimos: Las mismas de ayer pero diferente día 😂😂😂

  • @sindaharayesergeskibo1147

    Thanks a million dear teacher.You're helping a lot.Take care!

  • @chhdeepakkumar
    @chhdeepakkumar Před 4 lety

    The best teacher ever of Spanish

  • @Maria63641
    @Maria63641 Před 4 lety +28

    12: 10 ...Son las doce y diez....you are missing the "y" Never heard anyone say son las doce diez. It's grammatically incorrect.

    • @intlbrian4369
      @intlbrian4369 Před 4 lety +10

      Atleast here in Mexico City, it's without "y".

    • @georgezee5173
      @georgezee5173 Před 4 lety

      Yeah, I was surprised at that too. In fact, at least in Spain, we use that "y" to sometimes shorten the expression to just saying "son y cinco", "son y veinte", etcetera, if it's impliedthe person who asks already knows the hour (obviously, it depends totally on the context).

    • @Maria63641
      @Maria63641 Před 4 lety +3

      Intl Brian but it is still incorrect and if you are going to teach proper Spanish , which is the type of Spanish teachers should teach the “y” should be used . Have a good day

    • @jenntrump6723
      @jenntrump6723 Před 3 lety

      @@intlbrian4369 Thank you!

    • @intlbrian4369
      @intlbrian4369 Před 3 lety +4

      ​@@Maria63641 On the street and in real life, grammatically correctness doesn't exist. It's like English teachers confusing their poor ESL students with the importance of 'who' versus 'whom'. Even native English speakers don't bother, and that kind of grammatical nitpicking destroys the confidence of ESL students.
      Even worse, no one speaks that way except in language teacher circles. I'd get laughed at for telling time that way in Mexico City. They would understand me, but give me a weird look, and if we were friends, might even correct me by saying "guey... nada más di 'son las doce diez' sin la 'y', es más común" (translation: "dude... just say it's twelve ten without the 'and', it's more common").

  • @javeamitchell6034
    @javeamitchell6034 Před 8 lety +3

    I past my exam

    • @No-Name-f8p
      @No-Name-f8p Před 6 lety

      javea mitchell. yay for your success.

  • @bossgurl1153
    @bossgurl1153 Před 10 lety +1

    OMG you explained this way better than my Spanish teacher!!! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! I totally understand how to tell time in Spanish!!!

  • @nicolejeanlouis7635
    @nicolejeanlouis7635 Před 2 lety +1

    Very brilliante teacher

  • @connorgrogan6416
    @connorgrogan6416 Před 8 lety +4

    says Okay like 1000 times
    XD

    • @ButterflySpanish
      @ButterflySpanish  Před 8 lety +5

      +IcyVids ¿y?

    • @ProfesoraNut
      @ProfesoraNut Před 8 lety +1

      +Butterfly Spanish jajaa You tell him, Ana!!! 😊👍 They do that a lot in Argentina too except it's bueno o bien of course. I like it!

    • @ProfesoraNut
      @ProfesoraNut Před 8 lety

      Besides, she's a teacher that's what teachers DO

  • @alexholt3676
    @alexholt3676 Před 7 lety +4

    Still a little confused on after 40

  • @AsmaaPurity
    @AsmaaPurity Před 5 lety +1

    Your explanation is AMAZING
    muchos gracias Anna 💜❤🌹

  • @susanmichael1885
    @susanmichael1885 Před 8 lety

    Thanks a lot for your beautiful work. Soy de Nigeria y viviendo en Mexico. Gracias por tus lecciones. Am doing better now than before. Muchissima gracias Ana.

  • @tesco15
    @tesco15 Před 7 lety

    you re amazing | I did all my revisions with your videos this morning. Gracias

  • @sundayenencheapeh5643
    @sundayenencheapeh5643 Před 9 lety

    Mi Masetra Ana, Estoy feliz for the lessons

  • @chipm2544
    @chipm2544 Před 7 měsíci

    Muchas gracias. Eso fue perfecto. I have a much better understanding of saying & hearing the time.

  • @marlonurbina7226
    @marlonurbina7226 Před 4 lety

    Me encanta que seas sencilla y directa. Me encanta tu acento en inglés!

  • @lisannewallop933
    @lisannewallop933 Před 4 lety

    You are a very good teacher

  • @garyb-tl5tq
    @garyb-tl5tq Před 7 měsíci

    Buenos días desde Inglaterra! Gracias por el video. Aquí decimos también "five past one" para decir "1:05"

  • @Sasha0927
    @Sasha0927 Před rokem

    I'm glad I decided to start from the beginning (despite not being a beginner). I didn't know the "(number) para (next hour)" rule of telling time! I look forward to filling in more gaps as I go along.

  • @vedatbingol2864
    @vedatbingol2864 Před 10 lety

    Grasias a todo,i am learning spanish thanks to ana,and i also benefit from google translator,and a few other programs,i also try to learn italian,mi piace espanol and italiano,dos idiomas son similares, adios,ciao ciao

  • @glaiza3968
    @glaiza3968 Před 4 lety

    good news for filipinos who study spanish because most of us use this kind of counting already. the spelling is different but it sounds the same. we use isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima, or uno, dos, tres, kwatro, singko.

  • @sweetdhonna
    @sweetdhonna Před 10 lety +1

    thanks a lot! i can easily understand it very well now my spanish is improving.muchos gracias ana.

  • @CB-jh4dh
    @CB-jh4dh Před 7 lety

    So glad I found your Spanish class.You make it easy to learn and understand Spanish.

  • @hotmeish
    @hotmeish Před 6 lety

    👌lovely Ana...hora is a latin ..in indian language still we use hora to quantify time...thanks for your teaching..

  • @Holadiamond
    @Holadiamond Před 3 lety

    Thanks so much Ana❤️❤️❤️❤️..

  • @georgeorwell7776
    @georgeorwell7776 Před 7 lety

    Thank you for your videos, i live in Germany and in my school I have to take Spanish and your videos really saved me.

  • @EdPierson
    @EdPierson Před 9 lety +2

    i want to thank you for your classes because i am moving to the Dominican Republic in January i now i can speak a little spanish

    • @ButterflySpanish
      @ButterflySpanish  Před 9 lety +1

      Ed Pierson Great! You will have so much fun there, and I am glad my lessons will help you communicate with your Spanish amigas y amigos :) Suerte en República Dominicana.

  • @user-ii5wo8yf3z
    @user-ii5wo8yf3z Před rokem

    Muchas gracias mi profesora querida

  • @asifsandhu6649
    @asifsandhu6649 Před 4 lety

    You are best teacher 😘😘😘

  • @naveedaslam5573
    @naveedaslam5573 Před 10 lety

    Hey! Ana; You are teaching spainish in a very good way..

  • @ramonmuniz4071
    @ramonmuniz4071 Před 7 lety +1

    Gracias por compartir estos videos, enseño español en Miami y en las clases no tengo mucho tiempo de explicarlo todo, los alumnos tienen que prepararse e ir a practicar al aula, por tanto tus clases son muy interesantes y de gran ayuda para nosotros. Siempre les oriento para que las vean y te sigan.

  • @kpsenthilkumar3768
    @kpsenthilkumar3768 Před 4 lety

    Liveliest person out there! Thanks so much for these eye opening lessons!!