mi horario es un caos.
my schedule is a mess.
Your horario tells you when things happen and when you're free, so calling it un caos means your days have no order.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "schedule" in Spanish
el horario
nounmasculineplural: los horariossilent h
"Schedule" in Spanish is el horario. The same word covers a work or class schedule, a train timetable and a store's opening hours, so ¿Cuál es el horario? works almost anywhere. The verb "to schedule" is programar.
Hear "horario" in real movie scenes
Two scenes where a schedule falls apart. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Tienes que reprogramar el horario.
You have to rework the schedule.
When the daily routine gets thrown off, el horario is the thing you plan again so everything fits.
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Horario and other schedule words
Spanish splits "schedule" into a few words. Pick the one that matches what you mean.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| el horario | schedule, timetable, opening hours | Fixed times that repeat: classes, trains, a store. |
| el horario de trabajo | work schedule, working hours | Tengo un horario flexible. I have flexible hours. |
| la agenda | planner, your appointments | Your own list of plans: Tengo la agenda llena. My schedule is full. |
| la cita | appointment | One single meeting at a set time, like a doctor's visit. |
| programar | to schedule | The verb: programar una reunión, to schedule a meeting. |
Tip: At a museum, a pool or a train station, ask ¿Cuál es el horario? and you'll get the hours or the timetable.
Grammar: el horario, los horarios
Four points for asking about times and hours.
It's masculine
el horario, los horarios. Adjectives follow it and agree: un horario flexible, los horarios nuevos.Ask with cuál
¿Cuál es el horario? asks for the actual times. ¿Qué es un horario? would ask what a schedule is.Times with de, a and hasta
El horario es de nueve a dos. The hours are nine to two. El horario es hasta las once. It's open until eleven.The h is silent
Start with the vowel: oh-RAH-ryoh. Both r sounds are single quick taps.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
¿Cuál es el horario?
What are the hours?
Aquí está el horario del restaurante.
Here are the restaurant's opening hours.
Mi horario es un caos.
My schedule is a mess.
Tienes que reprogramar el horario.
You have to rework the schedule.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗la horario
✓el horario
Horario is masculine, like most nouns that end in -o.
✗¿Qué es el horario? (asking for the hours)
✓¿Cuál es el horario?
To ask for specific information with es, Spanish uses cuál.
✗Tengo un horario a las cinco (meaning an appointment)
✓Tengo una cita a las cinco
One appointment is una cita. El horario is the whole plan of times.
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How to remember it
Horario starts with hora, hour. Think of a horario as a list of hours: when things open, close and start.
Questions about "schedule" in Spanish
How do you say schedule in Spanish?
El horario. It also means timetable and opening hours.
How do you say "to schedule" in Spanish?
Programar: programar una reunión, to schedule a meeting. In Latin America you'll also hear agendar.
How do you ask for opening hours in Spanish?
¿Cuál es el horario? For just the opening time, ask ¿A qué hora abre?
Is horario masculine or feminine?
Masculine: el horario, los horarios.
