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Confirm numbers and times

About 11 minutes · 4 reading + 7 practice and checks
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A bilingual phrase kit with six completed exchanges, English translations, a simple route, and a class-arrival role-play that includes a repair phrase.

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What to include

  • Write greeting and introduction exchanges using fictional names.
  • Use the supplied request and time phrases with English translations.
  • Include repetition and slower-speech repair phrases.
  • Follow the fictional route with the correct starting orientation.
  • Complete the final class-arrival exchange and a changed-time check.

Review and revise

Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.

  • Spanish phrases match the supplied meanings.
  • Number, direction, and time interpretations are correct.
  • The role-play includes a usable repair and confirmation step.
  • The kit remains short, translated, and usable without live conversation.
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Before you begin

The idea in everyday life

Maya’s fictional class meets Tuesday at 3 p.m. Spanish → English: uno=1, dos=2, tres=3, cuatro=4, cinco=5, seis=6; martes=Tuesday; ¿A qué hora?=At what time?; A las tres de la tarde=At three in the afternoon; A las cuatro de la tarde=At four in the afternoon; Sí=Yes; No=No. Use only these supplied expressions.

The idea

Numbers matter most when tied to the event, day, and time period.

Follow along

Confirm numbers and times: guided practice

Numbers matter most when tied to the event, day, and time period.

Use paper or a free local text editor. This is an original fictional practice case; do not submit its records to a real service. Start this lesson with these facts, even if an earlier variation changed them. Maya’s fictional class meets Tuesday at 3 p.m. Spanish → English: uno=1, dos=2, tres=3, cuatro=4, cinco=5, seis=6; martes=Tuesday; ¿A qué hora?=At what time?; A las tres de la tarde=At three in the afternoon; A las cuatro de la tarde=At four in the afternoon; Sí=Yes; No=No. Use only these supplied expressions.

  1. 1. Ask the time

    Write the time question.

    You should see: ¿A qué hora? [At what time?]

    The question targets one missing detail.

  2. 2. Read the answer

    Translate “A las tres de la tarde.”

    You should see: At 3 p.m.

    The afternoon phrase prevents a morning/afternoon mix-up.

  3. 3. Confirm the event

    Combine the supplied day and time as a confirmation question.

    You should see: ¿Martes, a las tres de la tarde? [Tuesday, at three in the afternoon?]

    Repeating key details checks shared understanding.

  4. 4. Handle a correction

    Use fictional reply “No, a las cuatro de la tarde.” Update only the time.

    You should see: Tuesday at 4 p.m.; the day remains Tuesday.

    A correction should change the detail actually corrected.

Now change one thing

Changed reply: “A las cinco de la tarde.” Using cinco=5, enter the hour as a number in 12-hour form.

Your work

What to finish

Confirm numbers and times record with the worked decisions and changed-case check.

Common mistake

Watch for this

Recording an hour without its day or time period.

How can I tell I understand it?

Interpret a short time exchange and confirm the intended appointment. Explain the evidence behind the result and correct any mismatch.

Try 3 questions

Quick knowledge check

Answer all 3 questions. Get at least 2 right and the lesson completes automatically.

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1Bank: cuatro=4; de la tarde=in the afternoon. What does “a las cuatro de la tarde” identify?
2A confirmation asks Tuesday at 3 p.m.; the reply is “No, a las cuatro de la tarde.” What changed?
3A scheduling note explicitly gives the class hour as “tres” (three), with no day or morning/afternoon marker. What remains unclear?
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Answer all 3 questions above and get at least 2 right. You can review the explanations and try again.

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Optional course overview video · same video as Lesson 1
The Language Tutor - SpanishEvery Spanish Greeting You Need (Formal, Casual & Slang)YouTube
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Every Spanish Greeting You Need (Formal, Casual & Slang)

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Open University: Getting Started with Spanish 2
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