How to Say ‘Time’ in Spain Spanish
El tiempo
el TYEM-poh
[el TYEM-poh]
💬 Usage Tip: el tiempo also means "weather": ¿Qué tiempo hace? "What's the weather like?" It covers time as an amount, like how long something takes, but never clock time.
Phrase Breakdown
El
[el]
The (masculine singular)
A definite article used before a singular masculine noun.
El centro es donde está la acción.
The center is where the action is.
tiempo
[TYEM-poh]
time
Refers to the time someone spent with you, often in a professional context.
Tu tiempo en el evento fue muy valioso para mí.
Your time at the event was very valuable to me.
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