How to Say ‘When is high tide?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuándo es la marea alta?
KWAHN-doh ess lah mah-REH-ah AHL-tah
[KWAHN-doh ess lah mah-REH-ah AHL-tah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Tide times are posted in surf shops and often in Spanish surf apps. On the Atlantic and Cantabrian coasts the tide matters a lot, while the Mediterranean barely has any.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuándo es
KWAHN-doh ess
When is
Question word for time. Stress CUÁN-do and link it to 'es'.
¿Cuándo es la clase?
When is the class?
Words in this phrase
Cuándo
[KWAHN-doh]
when
Question word asking about time; carries an accent in questions.
¿Cuándo llegan ustedes?
When are you arriving?
es
[ess]
it is / is
Form of ser used to describe something or someone.
Es una empresa que parece muy humana.
It is a company that seems very people-oriented.
la marea alta?
lah mah-REH-ah AHL-tah
high tide?
Keep the three vowels in 'marea' clear, then join 'a' and 'alta' smoothly.
Prefiero surfear con la marea alta.
I prefer surfing at high tide.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
marea
[mah-REH-ah]
tide
Feminine noun for the rise and fall of the sea.
La marea está baja.
The tide is low.
alta
[AHL-tah]
high
Feminine form of 'alto'; with tide it means high tide.
La montaña es alta.
The mountain is high.
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