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How to Say ‘Usually at nine’ in Spain Spanish

Normalmente a las nueve

nor-mal-MEN-teh ah lahs NWEH-beh

[nor-mal-MEN-teh ah lahs NWEH-beh]

💬 Usage Tip: Clock times take las because horas "hours" is understood: a las nueve, a las diez. One o'clock is the exception: a la una.

Phrase Breakdown

Normalmente

[nor-mal-MEN-teh]

normally

Adverb meaning usually.

Example

Normalmente voy en metro.

I normally go by metro.

a las nueve

ah lahs NWEH-beh

at nine o'clock

Spanish uses 'a las' plus a number to give a time. 'Nueve' is two syllables: NWEH-beh. The 'v' sounds soft, like a 'b'.

Example

Cenamos a las nueve.

We have dinner at nine.

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

at

Preposition used to say at what time something happens.

Example

Abrimos a la una.

We open at one.

las

[lahs]

the (for hours)

Feminine plural article used before clock times.

Example

Llegamos a las ocho.

We arrive at eight.

nueve

[NWEH-beh]

nine

The number 9.

Example

Vendremos nueve amigos.

Nine friends will come.

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