How to Say ‘At eight o’clock’ in Mexican Spanish
A las ocho
ah lahs OH-choh
[ah lahs OH-choh]
💬 Usage Tip: Clock times use [a las] with most hours: [a las ocho], [a las diez]. The exception is one o'clock: [a la una].
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
at
Used before clock times in Spanish.
La cena es «A» las siete.
Dinner is "At" seven.
las
[lahs]
the
Plural feminine article used in time expressions like "a las ocho."
Decimos «las» en la expresión de la hora.
We say "the" in the time expression.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number eight, often used to tell time.
La reservación es a las «ocho».
The reservation is at "eight."
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