What does Y Cuarto mean?
Practice Version
Y Cuarto:
and a quarter. y cuarto. In Spanish, "y cuarto" is used to indicate 15 minutes past the hour when telling time.
Example:
“Y cuarto” means “and a quarter,” and when telling time, it means “quarter past”—15 minutes after the hour. Picture a clock as a pizza cut into four slices: one slice is a quarter, and “cuarto” sounds like “quarter’s” Spanish cousin! “Son las tres y cuarto” means “It’s quarter past three” (3:15)—three o’clock, plus one delicious slice of time.
