How to Say ‘What time would you like to come?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir?
ah keh OH-rah lehs goos-tah-REE-ah beh-NEER
[ah keh OH-rah lehs goos-tah-REE-ah beh-NEER]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is a polite, service-style way to ask the time for a reservation. It sounds warmer than the shorter [¿A qué hora?], which is also common.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
at / to
Used here to ask at what time someone would like to come.
En «¿A qué hora les gustaría venir?», «A» introduce la hora.
In “At what time would you like to come?”, “at” introduces the time.
qué
[keh]
what
Question word used as part of the expression asking for time.
La palabra «qué» forma parte de la pregunta sobre la hora.
The word “what” is part of the question about the time.
hora
[OH-rah]
hour / time
In this context it means time.
«hora» indica el momento de la reservación.
“Time” indicates the moment of the reservation.
Les gustaría venir
lehs goos-tah-REE-ah beh-NEER
Would you like to come
A polite way to ask when the group wants to arrive.
¿Les gustaría venir a las ocho?
Would you like to come at eight?
Words in this phrase
les
[lehs]
to you / you all
Polite plural pronoun referring to the guests.
En esta pregunta, «les» se refiere a las personas que reservan.
In this question, “to you” refers to the people making the reservation.
gustaría
[goos-tah-REE-ah]
would like
Polite way to ask someone's preference.
La palabra «gustaría» hace la pregunta más amable.
The word “would like” makes the question kinder.
venir
[beh-NEER]
to come
Verb used when asking when guests will come to the restaurant.
Usan «venir» para preguntar cuándo llegará el grupo.
They use “to come” to ask when the group will arrive.
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