How to Say ‘What time would you like to come?’ in Spain Spanish
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir?
ah keh OH-rah less goos-tah-REE-ah beh-NEER
[ah keh OH-rah less goos-tah-REE-ah beh-NEER]
💬 Usage Tip: [Les gustaría] makes the question sound more polite and less direct than [quieren]. This is a useful pattern in service situations: [¿Les gustaría sentarse fuera?] or [¿Les gustaría ver la carta?]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, staff often use [les] and this softer wording with customers to sound courteous, especially with groups or in more formal service. It is polite but normal, not overly stiff.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
at / to
Preposition used here in the time expression asking at what time.
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir? es una pregunta muy común al reservar.
What time would you like to come? is a very common question when booking.
qué
[keh]
what
Interrogative word used in questions; with a written accent because it asks for information.
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir? ayuda a concretar la reserva.
What time would you like to come? helps finalize the reservation.
hora
[OH-rah]
hour / time
Noun meaning hour; in this question it refers to the time of arrival.
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir? para su cena de cumpleaños.
What time would you like to come? for your birthday dinner.
Les gustaría venir
less goos-tah-REE-ah beh-NEER
would you like to come
Polite way to ask about their preferred arrival time; les refers to 'you' plural in Spain or formal plural.
¿Les gustaría venir mañana?
Would you like to come tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
les
[less]
to you / for you (plural, formal)
Indirect object pronoun used politely when speaking to guests.
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir? lo preguntamos siempre por teléfono.
What time would you like to come? we always ask it on the phone.
gustaría
[goos-tah-REE-ah]
would like
Polite conditional form used to ask about preferences in a courteous way.
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir? para que preparemos la mesa.
What time would you like to come? so that we can prepare the table.
venir
[beh-NEER]
to come
Infinitive verb meaning to come to the restaurant or venue.
¿A qué hora les gustaría venir? mañana por la noche.
What time would you like to come? tomorrow evening.
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