How to Say ‘At eight o'clock’ in Mexican Spanish
A las ocho
ah lahs OH-choh
[ah lahs OH-choh]
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
at / to
Here, "a" is used in telling time to mean "at."
La reservación es A las ocho, si todavía hay promoción.
The reservation is at eight o’clock, if there is still a promotion.
las
[lahs]
the
"Las" is the feminine plural article used in time expressions like "las ocho."
Llegamos a las ocho; sí, las mesas están listas.
We arrive at eight o’clock; yes, the tables are ready.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
"Ocho" means the number eight and is commonly used when giving reservation times.
La cena es a las ocho, porque ocho es la hora disponible.
Dinner is at eight, because eight is the available time.
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