How to Say ‘Can I change the time?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Puedo cambiar la hora?
PWEH-doh kahm-bee-AR lah OR-ah
[PWEH-doh kahm-bee-AR lah OR-ah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is fine, but many people would ask a little more softly with [¿Podría cambiar la hora?] or [¿Se puede cambiar la hora?] when talking to staff.
Phrase Breakdown
Puedo
[PWEH-doh]
can I
Polite expression for asking if something is possible.
¿Puedo modificar el número de personas?
Can I change the number of people?
cambiar
[kahm-bee-AR]
to change
Means to alter or reschedule something.
Necesito cambiar mi reservación para mañana.
I need to change my reservation for tomorrow.
La hora
lah OR-ah
the time / the hour
Here it refers to the scheduled time of the reservation or appointment.
La hora no me conviene.
The time doesn’t work for me.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
Feminine definite article introducing hora.
La nueva hora está disponible.
The new time is available.
hora
[OR-ah]
time; hour
Refers to the scheduled reservation time.
La hora original era a las siete.
The original time was seven o’clock.
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