How to Say ‘The flight is on time.’ in Spain Spanish
El vuelo está a tiempo.
el BWEH-loh es-TAH ah TYEM-poh
[el BWEH-loh es-TAH ah TYEM-poh]
Phrase Breakdown
El vuelo
el BWEH-loh
The flight
This is the subject of the sentence. Keep the article 'el' attached to the noun. 'Vuelo' sounds like 'BWEH-loh'.
El vuelo es largo.
The flight is long.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
The (masculine singular)
A definite article used before a singular masculine noun.
El centro es donde está la acción.
The center is where the action is.
vuelo
[BWEH-loh]
flight
Masculine noun for a plane journey.
El vuelo sale a las ocho.
The flight leaves at eight.
está a tiempo.
es-TAH ah TYEM-poh
is on time.
Stress the last syllable of 'está' (es-TAH). The two 'a' sounds in 'está a' merge into one. 'Tiempo' sounds like 'TYEM-poh'.
El tren está a tiempo.
The train is on time.
Words in this phrase
está
[es-TAH]
is
Formal verb form of estar used to ask how someone is doing.
¿Cómo está su madre?
How is your mother?
a
[ah]
on
Here part of 'a tiempo', meaning on time.
Llegamos a tiempo.
We arrived on time.
tiempo
[TYEM-poh]
time
Refers to the time someone spent with you, often in a professional context.
Tu tiempo en el evento fue muy valioso para mí.
Your time at the event was very valuable to me.
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