How to Say ‘It closes at midnight’ in Mexican Spanish
Cierra a medianoche
SYEH-rrah ah meh-dyah-NOH-cheh
[SYEH-rrah ah meh-dyah-NOH-cheh]
💬 Usage Tip: Clock times use a: a medianoche, a las diez "at ten". Cierra adds an i to cerrar when stressed, like empieza from empezar.
Phrase Breakdown
Cierra
[SYEH-rrah]
it closes
From 'cerrar', third person singular present.
El restaurante cierra a las once.
The restaurant closes at eleven.
a
[ah]
At
Used to indicate specific time or place.
'A' qué hora vienes?
'At' what time are you coming?
medianoche
[meh-dyah-NOH-cheh]
midnight
Twelve o'clock at night.
Me duermo a la medianoche.
I fall asleep at midnight.
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