How to Say ‘At four, please.’ in Mexican Spanish
A las cuatro, por favor.
ah lahs KWAH-troh pohr fah-VOHR
[ah lahs KWAH-troh pohr fah-VOHR]
Phrase Breakdown
A las cuatro,
ah lahs KWAH-troh
At four,
Say 'ah lahs KWAH-troh' and pause briefly at the comma.
Llego a las cuatro.
I arrive at four.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at
Used to show a point in time or place.
Nos conocimos a las cinco.
We met at five o'clock.
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.
cuatro
[KWAH-troh]
four
The number four, commonly used when stating party size.
Necesitamos una mesa para cuatro personas.
We need a table for four people.
por favor.
pohr fah-VOHR
please.
Say 'por fah-BOR'. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b'.
Agua, por favor.
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
favor
[fah-VOHR]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
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