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How to Say ‘Oh, we'll be arriving around nine.’ in Spain Spanish

Vaya, nosotros llegaremos sobre las nueve.

BAH-yah noh-SOH-trohs yeh-gah-REH-mohs SOH-breh laz NWEH-beh

[BAH-yah noh-SOH-trohs yeh-gah-REH-mohs SOH-breh laz NWEH-beh]

💬 Usage Tip: vaya at the start of a sentence is a mild "oh dear" or "oh well" that shows slight disappointment.

Phrase Breakdown

Vaya, nosotros llegaremos

BAH-yah noh-SOH-trohs yeh-gah-REH-mohs

Oh dear, we'll arrive

'Vaya' expresses mild disappointment or surprise. 'Llegaremos' is the future form 'we will arrive'. The 'll' sounds like 'y'.

Example

Vaya, nosotros llegaremos tarde.

Oh dear, we'll arrive late.

Words in this phrase

Vaya

[BAH-yah]

oh dear / well

Interjection of surprise or mild regret.

Example

Vaya, qué pena.

Oh dear, what a shame.

nosotros

[noh-SOH-trohs]

First person plural subject pronoun.

Example

Nosotros vamos juntos.

We go together.

llegaremos

[yeh-gah-REH-mohs]

we will arrive

Future of 'llegar'.

Example

Llegaremos pronto.

We will arrive soon.

sobre las nueve.

SOH-breh laz NWEH-beh

around nine.

'Sobre' gives an approximate time.

Example

Termino sobre las nueve.

I finish around nine.

Words in this phrase

sobre

[SOH-breh]

around (time)

With times, means approximately.

Example

Vengo sobre las diez.

I'll come around ten.

las

[laz]

The

A definite article to specify particular entities.

Example

Las casas son bellas.

The houses are beautiful.

nueve

[NWEH-beh]

nine

The number 9; used here for telling the time.

Example

Llegamos a las nueve.

We arrive at nine.

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