Tiempo, vez and hora all can refer to time, but are used in completely different contexts. Here are some tips to help you differentiate the three words and know when to employ each one.

Even in English you have to remember that the word time has a variety of meanings. It’s three most common meanings are
1) duration, a measurable period in which something occurs, i.e. the time it takes to get to the beach, or
2) a number of instances an event or action repeated itself, i.e. how many times have you been to the beach? Or, every time I go to the beach I go swimming. And finally,
3) a specific point at which an event occurs or is occuring, i.e. at what time are we going to the beach? Or, what time is it?

In Spanish each of the above meanings has a separate word for it, where in English it is just time. So, here are the correct Spanish words to use in each of the above contexts:

1) El tiempo que se toma a llegar a la playa.
2)

Labels: Level: Intermediate, Spanish Vocabulary

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