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Scene illustrating a Mexican Spanish-language basic time conversation

Key Phrases

¿A qué hora podemos hacer la cita?

What time can we schedule the appointment?

¿Te queda bien a las 4:30?

Does 4:30 work for you?

Te espero a las 4:30.

I'll see you at 4:30.

Skills You'll Learn

Ask about appointment availability and times

Preguntar por disponibilidad y horarios para una cita

Say a time is difficult and confirm another option

Decir que una hora se complica y confirmar otra opción

Finalize and confirm an appointment politely

Finalizar y confirmar una cita de manera cortés

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are calling or messaging to schedule an appointment and asking which times are available, then choosing the one that works best for you.

Hola, ¿a qué hora podemos hacer la cita?

Hi, what time can we schedule the appointment for?

Hola, Emily . Tenemos a las 2:00, a las 4:30, o tarde a las 9:15.

Hi, Emily. We have 2:00, 4:30, or late at 9:15.

Gracias. A las 2:00 se me complica un poco.

Thanks. 2:00 is a little difficult for me.

No pasa nada. ¿Te queda bien a las 4:30?

No problem. Does 4:30 work for you?

Sí, creo que sí. ¿Todavía está libre?

Yes, I think so. Is it still available?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

OH-lah

Hi

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¿A qué hora?

ah keh OR-ah

What time?

💬 [¿A qué hora?] is the fixed way to ask for a time: literally "at what hour?" Use the same pattern with other questions like [¿A qué hora abren?] or [¿A qué hora llega?].

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🛠️

Hacer

ah-SEHR

To make / to do

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📅

La cita

lah SEE-tah

The appointment / the date

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Hacer la cita

ah-SEHR lah SEE-tah

Schedule the appointment

💬 In Mexico, [hacer la cita] is understandable, but [agendar la cita] or [hacer una cita] often sounds more natural for scheduling. You'll also hear [sacar una cita] for booking one.

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🤝

Podemos

poh-DEH-mohs

Can we

💬 [Podemos] means "we can," but in questions like this it often works like "can we...?" or "could we...?" The same softening happens in [¿Podemos vernos mañana?].

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🕒🤝📅🛠️

¿A qué hora podemos hacer la cita?

ah keh OR-ah poh-DEH-mohs ah-SEHR lah SEE-tah

What time can we schedule the appointment?

💬 With clock times, Spanish uses [a]: [¿A qué hora...?] and [a las 4:30]. You can reuse that same pattern with almost any plan: [¿A qué hora nos vemos?]

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🤝✅

Tenemos

teh-NEH-mohs

We have

💬 For available times, [tenemos] often means "we have available," not just "we have." So [Tenemos a las 4:30] means there's a 4:30 slot open.

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A las 2:00

ah lahs dohs

At 2:00

💬 Use [a la] with one o'clock but [a las] with other times: [a la 1:00], but [a las 2:00]. That's one of the most common little time patterns in Spanish.

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