How to Say ‘What time can we schedule the appointment?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora podemos hacer la cita?
ah keh OR-ah poh-DEH-mohs ah-SEHR lah SEE-tah
[ah keh OR-ah poh-DEH-mohs ah-SEHR lah SEE-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: 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?]
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
to / at
A preposition meaning to or at; here it is part of the phrase asking about time.
¿A qué hora salimos hoy?
At what time are we leaving today?
qué
[keh]
what
Question word meaning what; in 'a qué hora' it helps ask 'what time'.
¿A qué hora te llamo?
What time should I call you?
hora
[OR-ah]
hour / time
Literally hour; often used to ask or state time.
La hora de la reunión cambió.
The meeting time changed.
podemos
[poh-DEH-mohs]
we can
The nosotros form of 'poder', expressing possibility or ability for 'we'.
Podemos hacer la cita mañana.
We can make the appointment tomorrow.
Hacer la cita
ah-SEHR lah SEE-tah
to make the appointment
Means to schedule the appointment or set the meeting time.
Vamos a hacer la cita hoy.
Let’s make the appointment today.
Words in this phrase
hacer
[ah-SEHR]
to do / to make
A common verb used here in the sense of making an appointment.
Necesitamos hacer la cita hoy mismo.
We need to make the appointment today.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before 'cita'.
Vamos a confirmar la cita después.
We are going to confirm the appointment later.
cita
[SEE-tah]
appointment / date
A scheduled meeting or appointment; context here suggests appointment.
La cita está programada para el viernes.
The appointment is scheduled for Friday.
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