How to Say ‘What time does the flight leave?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora sale el vuelo?
ah keh OR-ah SAH-leh el BWEH-loh
[ah keh OR-ah SAH-leh el BWEH-loh]
💬 Usage Tip: sale here means "leaves", from salir "to leave". It's the same root as salidas "departures" on the airport boards.
Phrase Breakdown
¿A qué hora
ah keh OR-ah
At what time
Starts a question about time. The 'h' is silent: 'a-ke-O-ra'.
¿A qué hora abre?
What time does it open?
Words in this phrase
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.
qué
[keh]
what
A question word used to ask for information or choices.
¿Qué color te gusta más?
What color do you like most?
hora
[OR-ah]
hour / time
Literally hour; often used to ask or state time.
La hora de la reunión cambió.
The meeting time changed.
sale el vuelo?
SAH-leh el BWEH-loh
does the flight leave
'Sale' means 'leaves/departs'. Link 'sale el' into 'SA-le-el', and raise your voice at the end.
El autobús sale a las tres.
The bus leaves at three.
Words in this phrase
sale
[SAH-leh]
leaves
Form of salir used for departure times.
¿A qué hora sale? Sale a las nueve.
What time does it leave? It leaves at nine.
el
[el]
the (masculine singular)
Definite article used for masculine singular nouns; “demo” is treated as masculine in common Mexican Spanish.
El demo empieza con una pantalla de bienvenida.
The demo starts with a welcome screen.
vuelo
[BWEH-loh]
flight
A trip by airplane; masculine noun.
Busco mi vuelo en la pantalla.
I'm looking for my flight on the screen.
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