Mexican Spanish for English speakers Office · Lesson 0

Time expressions

Mexican Spanish для time and frequency — ¿Todos los días trabajas a las ocho? (Do you work every day at 8?).

Conversation

  1. Bob Bob

    ¿Todos los días trabajas a las ocho?

    Do you work everyday at 8?

  2. Rocky Rocky

    No, a veces trabajo a las seis

    No, sometimes I work at 6

    Tip: Adverbs of time place in the sentence "personal pronoun + adv of time + verb + complement

  3. Bob Bob

    Entonces, Siempre duermes temprano

    So, you always sleep early

  4. Rocky Rocky

    Si, norlmalmente duermo a las nueve y de vez en cuando a las diez

    Yes. usually I sleep at 9 but from time to time at 10

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Common Mexican Spanish frequency adverbs?

Siempre (always), todos los días (every day), a veces (sometimes), nunca (never), a menudo (often).

Mexican Spanish для work times?

A las ocho = 'at 8'. De ocho a cinco = 'from 8 to 5'. Use a + las + number for time.

Mexican work culture?

Typically 9-7 hours, sometimes longer. La hora de la comida (lunch hour) is sacred — often 1-3 PM, full meal.

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