How to Say ‘What time, and under what name?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora y a nombre de quién?
ah keh OR-ah ee ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn
[ah keh OR-ah ee ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn]
Phrase Breakdown
¿A qué hora
ah keh OR-ah
At what time
Asks for the time. The 'h' is silent.
¿A qué hora llegan?
What time are you arriving?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at / to
The preposition used before a person as a direct object.
Mira a papá. A veces llora de emoción.
Look at dad. Sometimes he cries with emotion.
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
[OR-ah]
time / hour
"Hora" refers to the appointment time.
Todavía no sé la hora de la reparación.
I still don’t know the time of the repair.
y a nombre de quién?
ee ah NOHM-breh deh kyehn
and under whose name?
Asks for the reservation name. 'Y a' blends into 'ya'.
¿Y a nombre de quién está el pedido?
And whose name is the order under?
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
nombre
[NOHM-breh]
name
What someone is called; 'a nombre de' means under the name of.
Mi nombre es Ana.
My name is Ana.
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
quién
[kyehn]
whom
Question word for people.
¿De quién es esto?
Whose is this?
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