How to Say ‘On Saturday at nine’ in Mexican Spanish
El sábado a las nueve
el SAH-bah-doh ah lahs NWEH-beh
[el SAH-bah-doh ah lahs NWEH-beh]
💬 Usage Tip: Times use a las plus the hour: a las ocho "at eight." One o'clock is singular, so it's a la una.
Phrase Breakdown
El sábado
el SAH-bah-doh
On Saturday
Spanish uses 'el' where English uses 'on' for days of the week. Stress the first syllable: 'SÁ-ba-do'.
El sábado vamos al cine.
On Saturday we're going to the movies.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
Seventh day of the week.
El sábado tenemos una fiesta.
On Saturday we have a party.
a las nueve
ah lahs NWEH-beh
at nine o'clock
Use 'a las' plus a number to give the time. 'Nueve' has two syllables: 'NUE-ve'.
La reunión es a las nueve.
The meeting is at nine.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
At
Used to indicate specific time or place.
'A' qué hora vienes?
'At' what time are you coming?
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.
nueve
[NWEH-beh]
nine
The number 9; with 'las' it means nine o'clock.
Llegamos a las nueve.
We arrive at nine.
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