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Monday, 18 February 2013

At What Time Will The Flight Arrive?

Introduction

This post deals with talking about the future in general, and more specifically with stating the time at which a flight will arrive.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague about a flight you have planned or you are both just about to catch. Wanting to know when the flight will arrive, the other person says to you: "at what time will the flight arrive?"

In Spanish, the other person could say:

¿A qué hora va a llegar el vuelo?

OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to say at what time the flight will arrive. Just make sure that you use the right time expression^*.

Here are some examples of how you could reply:

Va llegar a la una y media (it is going to arrive at a half past one)
Llegará a la una y media (it will arrive at a half past one)
Va a llegar a las cinco y diez (it is going to arrive at ten past five)
Llegará a las cinco y diez (it will arrive at ten past five)
Va a llegar a las siete en punto (it is going to arrive at seven o'clock)
Llegará a las siete en punto (it will arrive at seven o'clock)
No sé a qué hora va a llegar (I don't know at what time it is going to arrive)
No sé a qué hora llegará(I don't know at what time it will arrive)

*Notes

Please note the two typical ways of expressing the future in Spanish:

Va a llegar... (it is going to arrive...)
Llegará... (it will arrive...)

Please note also 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)
Son las dos y veinte (it is twenty minutes past two)
No sé qué hora es (I don't know what time it is)

Now you should practise answering the question:

¿A qué hora va a llegar el vuelo?

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Sunday, 3 February 2013

At What Time Will You Arrive Home?

Introduction

This post deals with talking about the future in general, and more specifically with stating the time at which you will arrive somewhere.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague. At the moment, you are away from home, but you will return there at some time in the future. Not knowing when you are going to return, the other person says to you: "at what time will you arrive home?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:

¿A qué hora vas a llegar a casa?

Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:

¿A qué hora va a llegar (usted) a casa?

OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to state the time of your arrival home. When saying when you will be doing something, you do not need to be concerned about the level of formality in the original question. Just make sure that you use the right time expression^*.

Here are some examples of how you could reply:

Voy a llegar a la una y media (I will arrive at a half past one)
Llegaré a la una y media (I will arrive at a half past one)
Voy a llegar a las cinco y diez (I will arrive at ten past five)
Llegaré a las cinco y diez (I will arrive at ten past five)
Voy a llegar a las siete en punto (I will arrive at seven o'clock)
Llegaré a las siete en punto (I will arrive at seven o'clock)
No sé a qué hora voy a llegar (I don't know at what time I am going to arrive)
No sé a qué hora llegaré (I don't know at what time I will arrive)

*Notes

Please note the two typical ways of expressing the future in Spanish:

Voy a llegar... (I am going to arrive...)
Llegaré... (I will arrive...)

Please note also 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)
Son las dos y veinte (it is twenty minutes past two)
No sé qué hora es (I don't know what time it is)

Now you should practise answering the question:

¿A qué hora vas a llegar a casa?

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Saturday, 19 January 2013

At What Time Did The Flight Arrive?

Introduction

This post deals with talking about the past in general, and more specifically with stating the time at which a flight arrived.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague about what you did yesterday, when you flew back home from holiday. At some point, the other person says: "at what time did the flight arrive?"

In Spanish, the other person could say:

¿A qué hora llegó el vuelo?

OUR TIP

Answering is quite straightforward. Just make sure that you use the right time expression^*.

Here are some examples of how you could reply:

Llegó a la una y media (it arrived at a half past one)
Llegó a las cinco y diez (it arrived at ten past five)
Llegó a las siete en punto (it arrived at seven o'clock)
No sé a qué hora llegó (I don't know at what time it arrived)

* 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)
Son las dos y veinte (it is twenty minutes past two)
No sé qué hora es (I don't know what time it is)

Now you should practise answering the question:

¿A qué hora llegó el vuelo?

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Friday, 4 January 2013

At What Time Did You Arrive Home?

Introduction

This post deals with talking about the past in general, and more specifically with stating the time at which you arrived somewhere.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or a work colleague about what you did yesterday. At some point, the other person says: "at what time did you arrive home?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:

¿A qué hora llegaste a casa?

Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:

¿A qué hora llegó (usted) a casa?

OUR TIP

Answering is quite straightforward. Just make sure that you use the right time expression^*.

Here are some examples of how you could reply:

Llegué a la una y media (I arrived at a half past one)
Llegué a las cinco y diez (I arrived at ten past five)
Llegué a las siete en punto (I arrived at seven o'clock)
No sé a qué hora llegué (I don't know at what time I arrived)

*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)
Son las dos y veinte (it is twenty minutes past two)
No sé qué hora es (I don't know what time it is)

Now you should practise answering the question:

¿A qué hora llegaste a casa?

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Monday, 13 August 2012

At What Time Do You Arrive In Madrid?

Introduction

This post deals with time in general, and more specifically with the time, at which you are due to arrive somewhere.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or colleague about a trip you are making to Madrid. The other person doesn't know when you are due in Madrid and says to you: "at what time do you arrive in Madrid?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:

¿A qué hora llegas a Madrid?

Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:

¿A qué hora llega (usted) a Madrid?

OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to state the time of your arrival in Madrid. Your reply should depend only on whether you:

Know at what time you are due to arrive
Don't know when you will arrive

Here are a couple of examples of how you could reply:

Llego a la una y cinco (I arrive at 1:05)
No sé a qué hora llego (I don't know when I arrive arrive)

*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 llegas a Madrid?

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Friday, 10 August 2012

At What Time Does The Flight Arrive?

Introduction

This post deals with time in general, and more specifically with the time, at which a flight, for example, arrives.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or colleague about a flight you have planned or you are both just about to catch. The other person doesn't know the arrival time of that flight and says to you : "at what time does the flight arrive?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to say:

¿A qué hora llega el vuelo?

OUR TIP

The question is an invitation for you to state at what time your flight arrives. Your reply should depend only on whether you:

Know at what time your flight is due to arrive
Don't know when the flight will arrive

Here are a couple of examples of how you could reply:

Llega a la una y veinte (it arrives at 1:20)
No sé a qué hora llega (I don't know when it arrives)

*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 llega el vuelo?

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