How to Say ‘Around what time would you like it?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Sobre qué hora la quería?
SOH-breh keh OH-rah lah keh-REE-ah
[SOH-breh keh OH-rah lah keh-REE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: The la stands for la mesa "the table", already mentioned. It goes before the verb, not after it as in English.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Sobre qué hora
SOH-breh keh OH-rah
Around what time
This asks for an approximate time. The 'h' is silent, and 'qué' sounds like 'ke'.
¿Sobre qué hora cenáis?
Around what time do you have dinner?
Words in this phrase
Sobre
[SOH-breh]
around / about (time)
With times it means approximately.
Llego sobre las ocho.
I'll arrive around eight.
qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used to ask for information or clarification.
¿Qué tipo de cultura valoras en una empresa?
What type of culture do you value in a company?
hora
[OH-rah]
time / hour
The time of day or a 60-minute period.
¿A qué hora cenamos?
What time do we have dinner?
la quería?
lah keh-REE-ah
did you want it?
'La' refers to 'la mesa' (the table). 'Quería' is a polite, softened form of 'want'. Stress que-RÍ-a.
¿Para cuándo la quería?
For when did you want it?
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
it (feminine)
Direct object pronoun for a feminine noun, here the table.
La mesa, la quiero ya.
The table, I want it now.
quería
[keh-REE-ah]
would you like / did you want (formal)
Polite imperfect of 'querer' for 'usted'.
¿Qué quería usted?
What would you like?
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