How to Say ‘And is quarter past nine too late?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Y a las nueve y cuarto es muy tarde?
ee ah lahs NWEH-beh ee KWAHR-toh ehs mwee TAR-deh
[ee ah lahs NWEH-beh ee KWAHR-toh ehs mwee TAR-deh]
💬 Usage Tip: To ask if a time is too late, Spanish simply says [es muy tarde]. You can reuse it with any time: [¿Y a las diez es muy tarde?].
Phrase Breakdown
Y
[ee]
and
Used to introduce another suggestion or possibility.
¿Y a las nueve y cuarto es muy tarde?
And is nine fifteen too late?
a
[ah]
at
A preposition used before a specific time.
Quedamos a las nueve y cuarto.
We’ll meet at nine fifteen.
las
[lahs]
the
Used in time expressions with clock hours.
La cita es a las nueve y cuarto.
The appointment is at nine fifteen.
nueve
[NWEH-beh]
nine
The number nine in a time expression.
A las nueve y cuarto tengo una reunión.
At nine fifteen I have a meeting.
y
[ee]
and
Connects hour and minutes in Spanish time.
Te llamo a las nueve y cuarto.
I’ll call you at nine fifteen.
cuarto
[KWAHR-toh]
quarter
Means fifteen minutes past the hour in time expressions.
La película empieza a las nueve y cuarto.
The film starts at nine fifteen.
es
[ehs]
is
Used here to ask whether that time is considered late.
¿Es muy tarde a esa hora?
Is it very late at that time?
muy
[mwee]
very
Intensifies the adjective tarde.
No es muy tarde todavía.
It’s not very late yet.
tarde
[TAR-deh]
late
Describes a time that may be inconveniently late.
Las nueve y cuarto no es tarde para mí.
Nine fifteen is not late for me.
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