How to Say ‘What time is the Good Friday procession?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿A qué hora es la procesión del Viernes Santo?
ah keh OH-rah ess lah proh-seh-SYOHN dehl BYEHR-nehs SAHN-toh
[ah keh OH-rah ess lah proh-seh-SYOHN dehl BYEHR-nehs SAHN-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: de + el always merges into del. So it's la procesión del Viernes Santo, never de el.
Phrase Breakdown
¿A qué hora
ah keh OH-rah
At what time
Opens the question about time. Remember the silent 'h' in hora.
¿A qué hora sale el camión?
At what time does the bus leave?
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?
es la procesión
ess lah proh-seh-SYOHN
is the procession
Keep 'la procesión' together as article plus noun, and stress -SIÓN.
Es la procesión más grande del año.
It's the biggest procession of the year.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
procesión
[proh-seh-SYOHN]
procession
A religious parade, very common during Holy Week, where people walk carrying images of saints.
Vamos a ver la procesión.
We're going to see the procession.
del Viernes Santo?
dehl BYEHR-nehs SAHN-toh
of Good Friday?
'Del' = de + el. 'Viernes Santo' (Holy Friday) is Good Friday during Semana Santa: VIER-nes SAN-to.
El Viernes Santo no hay clases.
There's no school on Good Friday.
Words in this phrase
del
[dehl]
of the / from the
Contraction of 'de' + 'el,' commonly meaning 'of the' or 'from the.'
Recibí un contacto valioso "Del" evento de networking.
I received a valuable contact from the networking event.
Viernes
[BYEHR-nehs]
Friday
The fifth day of the week.
El viernes vamos a cenar fuera.
On Friday we're going out to dinner.
Santo
[SAHN-toh]
Holy
Means 'holy' or 'saint'; with Viernes it forms Good Friday.
La Semana Santa es en abril.
Holy Week is in April.
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