How to Say ‘It starts at nine’ in Spain Spanish
Empieza a las nueve
em-PYEH-sah ah lahs NWEH-beh
[em-PYEH-sah ah lahs NWEH-beh]
💬 Usage Tip: Times use a las plus the number: a las diez "at ten". One o'clock is singular: a la una.
Phrase Breakdown
Empieza
[em-PYEH-sah]
it starts
From 'empezar', to begin.
La película empieza pronto.
The film starts soon.
a las nueve
ah lahs NWEH-beh
at nine
Use 'a las' plus a number to say the time something happens.
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.
Abrimos a la una.
We open at one.
las
[lahs]
the (for hours)
Feminine plural article used before clock times.
Llegamos a las ocho.
We arrive at eight.
nueve
[NWEH-beh]
nine
The number 9.
Vendremos nueve amigos.
Nine friends will come.
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