Introduction
This
post deals with time
in general, and more specifically with the
time,
at which something, for example a film, starts.
SCENARIO
Imagine
you
are talking to a relative, a friend or colleague about going to the
cinema. The other person doesn't know at what time the film begins
and
says to you: "at
what
time does the film start?"
In
Spanish, the other person could say:
¿A
qué hora empieza la película?
OUR
TIP
The question is an
invitation for you to say when the film begins. Your reply depends
only on whether you:
- Know at what time the film begins
- Don't know at what time the film begins
Here are a couple
of examples of how you could reply:
- Empieza a las cuatro y cuarto (it begins at 4:15)
- No sé a qué hora empieza (I don't know at what time it begins)
*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 empieza la película?
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