Spanish · Supermercado / caja
You ask about closing time: what to say in Spanish
You ask about closing time.
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How it's done. Many shops in Spain close late and are shut on Sundays; some towns have a midday break - check the opening hours.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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1
YOU START
Perdone, ¿a qué hora cierran hoy?
Pehr-DOH-neh, uh keh OH-ruh SYEHR-rahn oy?
Excuse me, what time do you close today?
THEY SAY
A las nueve de la noche.Uh lahs noo-EH-beh deh lah NOH-cheh.
At nine in the evening.
They might also say:
Cerramos a las nueve.
Sehr-RAH-mos uh lahs noo-EH-beh.
We close at nine.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Y los domingos están abiertos?
Ee los doh-MEEN-gos es-TAHN uh-BYEHR-tos?
And are you open on Sundays?
THEY SAY
No, los domingos cerramos.Noh, los doh-MEEN-gos sehr-RAH-mos.
No, we're closed on Sundays.
3
YOU FINISH
Entendido. Gracias.
Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. GRAH-syuhs.
Understood. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga buen día.Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a good day.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
hora
OH-ruh
noun
hour
cierran
SYEHR-rahn
verb
close
hoy
oy
adverb
today
noche
NOH-cheh
noun
night
domingos
doh-MEEN-gos
noun
Sundays
18 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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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