Usages of la hora
Mejoraré mi español si dedico media hora diaria a practicarlo.
I will improve my Spanish if I dedicate half an hour each day to practicing it.
La hora del almuerzo es al mediodía.
The lunch hour is at midday.
Mis amigos quieren merendar en el parque durante dos horas.
My friends want to have a snack in the park for two hours.
Para no suspender de nuevo, pongo el despertador media hora antes.
To avoid failing again, I set the alarm clock half an hour earlier.
Llevo media hora esperando el autobús en esta parada.
I have been waiting for the bus at this stop for half an hour.
Una ventaja de estudiar en línea es que puedes elegir el horario; una desventaja es que pasas muchas horas mirando la pantalla.
One advantage of studying online is that you can choose the schedule; a disadvantage is that you spend many hours looking at the screen.
Con esta suscripción gratuita puedes leer sin límite, pero yo pongo un límite de una hora al día.
With this free subscription you can read without a limit, but I set a limit of one hour a day.
Pongo un cronómetro para no pasarme de una hora cuando juego al videojuego.
I set a stopwatch so I don’t go over an hour when I play the video game.
Mi amiga, en cambio, juega media hora y luego apaga el videojuego en cuanto suena el cronómetro.
My friend, on the other hand, plays for half an hour and then turns off the video game as soon as the stopwatch rings.
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