Here are several ways to tell time in Spanish. It's easy.
To ask "What time is it?" or "What is the time?", say "¿Qué hora es?".
How to tell time in Spanish?
1. Ser = to be
This is the only verb that you need to know when telling the time. Its singular form is es la (it is) and the plural form is son las (they are).
Note:
“es la” is only used when the hour is one o’clock
Use “son las” for all other hours
es la/son las + number = it’s…o’clock
Son las dos - It's two o'clock
To tell the time using hours and minutes
Tell the first half hour
Son las + hour + y + number of minutes
Son las siete y seis - It's 7:06
To tell the second half hour
Son las + the next hour + menos + the amount of minutes remaining until the following hour
Son las once menos veinte - It's 10:40
Es la una menos veinticinco - It's 12:35