How to Say ‘What time?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora?
ah keh OR-ah
[ah keh OR-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: [¿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?].
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
to / at
A preposition that often means to or at; here it helps form a question about time.
A qué hora llegas mañana?
At what time do you arrive tomorrow?
qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word meaning what; with 'a' and 'hora' it means 'what time'.
¿A qué hora empieza la clase?
What time does the class start?
hora
[OR-ah]
hour / time
Literally means hour; in this question it refers to the time.
No sé la hora exacta.
I don't know the exact time.
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