How to Say ‘At ten o'clock’ in Mexican Spanish
A las diez
ah lahs DYESS
[ah lahs DYESS]
💬 Usage Tip: Times use a las plus the hour, because "hours" is understood: a las diez, a las tres. Only one o'clock is singular: a la una.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
at
A preposition used when giving times, meaning at.
A las 2:00 salgo de la oficina.
At 2:00 I leave the office.
las
[lahs]
the (plural feminine, used with hours)
In time expressions, “las” is used because “hora” is feminine and plural is implied: “a las 3,” “a las 11.”
Quedamos a las 11 para revisar pendientes.
We’ll meet at 11 to review pending items.
diez
[DYESS]
Ten
The number following nine and preceding eleven.
La reunión es el diez de octubre.
The meeting is on the tenth of October.
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