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You ask about the timetable and hours: what to say in Spanish

You ask about the timetable and hours.

El colegio cada día6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In many Spanish schools lessons run from nine to two with a break (recreo) and lunch; some work differently: jornada continua or partida.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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YOU START
¿A qué hora empiezan y terminan las clases?
Uh keh OH-ruh em-PYEH-sahn ee tehr-MEE-nahn lahs KLAH-ses?
At what time do lessons start and finish?
THEY SAY
Empiezan a las nueve y terminan a las dos.
Em-PYEH-sahn uh lahs noo-EH-beh ee tehr-MEE-nahn uh lahs dos.
They start at nine and finish at two.
They might also say:
De nueve a dos, con un recreo a las once.
Deh noo-EH-beh uh dos, kohn oon reh-KREH-oh uh lahs OHN-seh.
From nine to two, with a break at eleven.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y a qué hora recojo a mi hijo?
Ee uh keh OH-ruh reh-KOH-khoh uh mee EE-khoh?
And at what time do I pick up my son?
THEY SAY
A las dos o a las cuatro si se queda al comedor.
Uh lahs dos oh uh lahs koo-AH-troh see seh KEH-duh ahl koh-meh-DOR.
At two, or at four if he stays for the canteen.
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YOU FINISH
Entendido. Gracias por la información.
Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. GRAH-syuhs por lah een-for-muh-SYOHN.
Understood. Thanks for the information.
THEY SAY
De nada. Hasta luego.
Deh NAH-duh. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
You're welcome. See you later.
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This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

hora
OH-ruh
noun
hour
empiezan
em-PYEH-sahn
verb
begin
terminan
tehr-MEE-nahn
verb
end
clases
KLAH-ses
noun
classes
recojo
reh-KOH-khoh
verb
I pick up
hijo
EE-khoh
noun
son

23 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?

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