How to Say ‘It would get late for us’ in Spain Spanish
Se nos haría tarde
seh nos ah-REE-ah TAR-deh
[seh nos ah-REE-ah TAR-deh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Spaniards often eat dinner at 9 or later, so families with children may politely push back on late slots. This phrase declines gently without saying no outright.
Phrase Breakdown
Se nos haría
seh nos ah-REE-ah
It would get (too...) for us
'Hacerse tarde' means 'to get late'. The 'h' is silent, and 'rí' is stressed: 'se-nos-a-RÍ-a'.
Se nos haría difícil.
It would become difficult for us.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
(impersonal/reflexive particle)
Part of 'hacerse tarde', expressing that it gets late for someone.
Se nos hace tarde.
It's getting late for us.
nos
[nos]
us
Pronoun used to indicate a group including the speaker.
Nos invitaron a la fiesta.
They invited us to the party.
haría
[ah-REE-ah]
would make / would get
Conditional of 'hacer'; 'se haría tarde' means it would get late.
Eso me haría feliz.
That would make me happy.
tarde
[TAR-deh]
late
Adverb meaning after the expected or usual time.
Es tarde para cenar.
It's late to have dinner.
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