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How to Say ‘At half past nine’ in Spain Spanish

A las nueve y media

ah lahs NWEH-beh ee MEH-dyah

[ah lahs NWEH-beh ee MEH-dyah]

💬 Usage Tip: Times use las because horas "hours" is understood, so it's a las nueve. One o'clock is the exception: a la una.

Phrase Breakdown

A las nueve

ah lahs NWEH-beh

At nine

'A las' plus a number gives the exact time something happens.

Example

Cenamos a las nueve.

We have dinner at nine.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Preposition used to say at what time something happens.

Example

Reservo a las nueve.

I'm booking for nine.

las

[lahs]

the (for hours)

Feminine plural article used before clock times.

Example

Comemos a las tres.

We eat at three.

nueve

[NWEH-beh]

nine

The number 9.

Example

Mesa para las nueve.

Table for nine o'clock.

y media

ee MEH-dyah

thirty (half past)

Adds half an hour to the time.

Example

Es la una y media.

It's half past one.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and; past (when telling time)

In clock times, 'y' adds minutes after the hour, like 'past'.

Example

Son las dos y diez.

It's ten past two.

media

[MEH-dyah]

half (past)

With times, 'y media' means thirty minutes past.

Example

A las ocho y media.

At half past eight.

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