Introduction
This
post deals with time
in general, and more specifically with the
time,
at which you are due to depart
from
somewhere.
SCENARIO
Imagine
you
are talking to a relative, a friend or colleague about the return leg
of a trip you are making to New York. The other person doesn't know
at what time you are due to leave and says to you:
"at
what
time do you leave New York?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿A
qué hora sales de Nueva York?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿A
qué hora sale (usted) de Nueva York?
OUR
TIP
The
question is an invitation for you to state the time of your departure
from New York. Your reply should depend only on whether you:
- Know at what time you are due to depart
- Don't know when you will depart
Here
are a couple of examples of how you could reply:
- Salgo a la una y veinticinco (I leave at 1:25)
- No sé a qué hora salgo (I don't know when I leave)
*Notes
Please note the difference between the expressions of time used in these answers and typical expressions used in telling the time, such as:
- Es la una y media (it is half past one)
- No sé qué hora es (I don't know what time it is)
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿A
qué hora sales de Nueva York?
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