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How to Say ‘At what time?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿A qué hora?

ah keh OH-rah

[ah keh OH-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: Use [a] with clock time: [a las siete], [a las ocho]. But for one o'clock it's singular: [a la una].

Phrase Breakdown

A

[ah]

at / to

Used with time expressions, as in at what time.

Example

En «¿A qué hora?», «A» introduce la hora.

In “At what time?”, “at” introduces the time.

qué

[keh]

what

Question word meaning what; here it is part of asking for a time.

Example

La palabra «qué» ayuda a preguntar la hora.

The word “what” helps ask for the time.

hora

[OH-rah]

hour / time

Hora means hour, and in questions it often means time.

Example

Pregunto «hora» cuando quiero saber cuándo llegar.

I ask “time” when I want to know when to arrive.

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