How to Say ‘What time do we start?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora entramos?
ah keh OH-rah en-TRAH-mohs
[ah keh OH-rah en-TRAH-mohs]
💬 Usage Tip: entrar "to enter" is the everyday way to say you start work. salir "to leave" is its partner for finishing.
Phrase Breakdown
¿A qué hora
ah keh OH-rah
At what time
A question opener about time. The 'h' is silent.
¿A qué hora comes?
What time do you eat?
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at
Used before clock times to say when something happens.
Salgo a las cinco.
I leave at five.
qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used in questions to ask for specific information.
Uso «qué» para hacer una pregunta clara.
I use “what” to ask a clear question.
hora
[OH-rah]
time / hour
Feminine noun for a time of day or a sixty-minute hour.
¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
entramos?
en-TRAH-mohs
do we start (work)? / do we go in?
'Entrar' (to enter) also means to start your shift. Stress 'en-TRA-mos'.
Hoy entramos temprano.
Today we start early.
Words in this phrase
entramos
[en-TRAH-mohs]
we enter / we start (work)
From 'entrar'; at work it means the time you start your shift.
Entramos a la oficina temprano.
We arrive at the office early.
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