How to Say ‘Only from half past nine’ in Spain Spanish
Solo a partir de las nueve y media
SOH-loh ah par-TEER deh laz NWEH-beh ee MEH-dyah
[SOH-loh ah par-TEER deh laz NWEH-beh ee MEH-dyah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Spaniards typically eat dinner around 9 to 10:30 pm, so busy service starting at half past nine is completely normal.
Phrase Breakdown
Solo a partir de
SOH-loh ah par-TEER deh
Only from
'Solo' means only. Link 'solo' and 'a' smoothly together.
Solo a partir de las diez.
Only from ten o'clock.
Words in this phrase
Solo
[SOH-loh]
only
Adverb meaning only or just.
Solo quiero un café.
I only want a coffee.
a
[ah]
from (a partir de)
Part of 'a partir de', meaning 'starting from'.
A partir de hoy, abrimos.
Starting today, we open.
partir
[par-TEER]
starting (from)
In 'a partir de' it marks a starting point.
A partir de mañana.
From tomorrow on.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
las nueve y media
laz NWEH-beh ee MEH-dyah
half past nine
'Las nueve' means nine o'clock, and 'y media' adds the half hour.
Llego a las nueve y media.
I arrive at half past nine.
Words in this phrase
las
[laz]
The
A definite article to specify particular entities.
Las casas son bellas.
The houses are beautiful.
nueve
[NWEH-beh]
nine
The number 9; with 'las' it indicates nine o'clock.
Cenamos a las nueve.
We have dinner at nine.
y
[ee]
and; past (when telling time)
In clock times, 'y' adds minutes after the hour, like 'past'.
Son las dos y diez.
It's ten past two.
media
[MEH-dyah]
half
In time, 'y media' means half past.
Son las dos y media.
It's half past two.
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