How to Say ‘At eleven, from the balcony.’ in Mexican Spanish
A las once, desde el balcón.
ah lahs OHN-seh DEHS-deh el bahl-KOHN
[ah lahs OHN-seh DEHS-deh el bahl-KOHN]
Phrase Breakdown
A las once,
ah lahs OHN-seh
At eleven,
Gives the time. Pause briefly at the comma before the place.
Cenamos a las once.
We have dinner at eleven.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at
Used before clock times to say when something happens.
Salgo a las cinco.
I leave at five.
las
[lahs]
the
Plural definite article used with plural nouns like 'gracias.'
"las" palabras de tu mensaje fueron muy profesionales.
The words in your message were very professional.
once
[OHN-seh]
eleven
The number 11; not related to the English word 'once'.
Mi hermano tiene once años.
My brother is eleven years old.
desde el balcón.
DEHS-deh el bahl-KOHN
from the balcony.
Gives the place: the president shouts the Grito from the National Palace balcony. Stress the end: bahl-KOHN.
Saluda desde el balcón.
He waves from the balcony.
Words in this phrase
desde
[DEHS-deh]
from
Indicates the place where something is done or starts.
Te llamo desde la oficina.
I'm calling you from the office.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
balcón
[bahl-KOHN]
balcony
A raised platform outside a building's upper floor.
Hay banderas en el balcón.
There are flags on the balcony.
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