Question

what does the phrase ... menos diez mean in english when referring to time? ten minutes past the hour, exactly ten oclock, ten minutes after midnight, ten minutes until the hour

Explanation:

In Spanish, "menos" means "minus" or "less" and "diez" means "ten". When referring to time, "... menos diez" indicates that there are ten minutes until the next hour (e.g., 5:50 would be "diez menos seis" meaning ten minutes until six). The option "ten minutes until the hour" matches this meaning. The other options: "ten minutes past the hour" would be "diez después de la hora", "exactly ten o'clock" is "diez en punto", and "ten minutes after midnight" is "diez minutos después de medianoche", which don't match "menos diez".

Answer:

D. ten minutes until the hour (assuming the last option is labeled D; if the original options had labels like A - D with the last being D, else adjust the label as per the original, but based on the options, the correct one is "ten minutes until the hour")