How to Say ‘We start at nine’ in Mexican Spanish
Entramos a las nueve
en-TRAH-mohs ah lahs NWEH-beh
[en-TRAH-mohs ah lahs NWEH-beh]
💬 Usage Tip: Clock times take las because horas "hours" is understood: a las nueve. One o'clock is the exception: a la una.
Phrase Breakdown
Entramos
[en-TRAH-mohs]
we enter / we start
'Entrar' for 'nosotros'; used for the start of the workday.
Entramos a las ocho.
We start at eight.
a las nueve
ah lahs NWEH-beh
at nine
'A las' plus a number gives a clock time. Say 'NUE-ve'.
Nos vemos a las nueve.
See you at nine.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
at
Used before clock times to say when something happens.
Salgo a las cinco.
I leave at five.
las
[lahs]
the
Plural definite article used with plural nouns like 'gracias.'
"las" palabras de tu mensaje fueron muy profesionales.
The words in your message were very professional.
nueve
[NWEH-beh]
nine
The number 9; with 'las' it means nine o'clock.
Llegamos a las nueve.
We arrive at nine.
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