How to Say ‘What time is the Grito?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora es el Grito?
ah keh OH-rah ess el GREE-toh
[ah keh OH-rah ess el GREE-toh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: The Grito is the mayor's or governor's reenactment of Hidalgo's 1810 call to arms, shouted from the town hall balcony on the night of September 15th, not the 16th.
Phrase Breakdown
¿A qué hora
ah keh OH-rah
At what time
The standard way to ask when something happens. The 'h' in 'hora' is silent: ah-keh-OH-rah.
¿A qué hora empieza?
At what time does it start?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at
Used before clock times to say when something happens.
Salgo a las cinco.
I leave at five.
qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used in questions to ask for specific information.
Uso «qué» para hacer una pregunta clara.
I use “what” to ask a clear question.
hora
[OH-rah]
time / hour
Feminine noun for a time of day or a sixty-minute hour.
¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
es el Grito?
ess el GREE-toh
is the Grito (the Cry)?
'El Grito' is the Independence Day ceremony held on the night of September 15. Tap the 'r' once: GREE-toh.
El Grito es esta noche.
The Grito is tonight.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
Grito
[GREE-toh]
the Cry (of Independence)
The traditional shout on the night of September 15 recalling Hidalgo's call to independence.
Vamos a la plaza para el Grito.
We're going to the square for the Grito.
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