Portuguese Phrase
A que horas você quer que eu te acorde?
Meaning
The sentence asks the listener to specify the exact time they would like the speaker to wake them up. It is a polite, slightly formal way to arrange a wake‑up call or alarm.
When to use
Use this phrase when you are offering to wake someone up—perhaps a roommate, a friend traveling, or a family member who needs to get up early for work or an appointment.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Aquehorasvocêquerqueeuteacorde
A que horas
Phrase used to ask 'at what time'. It combines the preposition 'a' (at) with the interrogative 'que horas' (what hours).
quer (querer)
Present indicative of 'querer' meaning 'to want'. Conjugated for 'você' (you).
que + subjunctive
When a verb of desire (querer) is followed by another verb, the second verb appears in the present subjunctive: 'acorde'.
te (object pronoun)
Clitic pronoun for second‑person singular, placed before the verb in European Portuguese and before the subjunctive in Brazilian Portuguese.
acorde (acordar)
Present subjunctive of 'acordar' (to wake up). Used after 'quer que' to express the desired action.
🗨In Conversation
A que horas você quer que eu te acorde?
At what time do you want me to wake you up?
Às sete da manhã, por favor.
At seven in the morning, please.
✕Common Mistakes
Quando você quer que eu te acorde?
‘Quando’ asks for a point in time but not specifically ‘at what hour’; ‘A que horas’ is the natural way to ask for a clock time.
A que horas você quer que eu te acordar?
After ‘quer que’, the verb must be in the subjunctive (acorde), not the infinitive (acordar).
A que horas você quer que eu acorde te?
In formal written Portuguese the clitic often follows the verb (acorde‑te), but in spoken Brazilian Portuguese it precedes the verb.
↔Alternatives
A que horas você gostaria que eu te acordasse?
At what time would you like me to wake you up?
Que horas você prefere que eu te acorde?
What time do you prefer I wake you up?
Quando você quer que eu te acorde?
When do you want me to wake you up?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, it’s common to ask about wake‑up times before a trip, a night out, or a shift change. Using the subjunctive after 'quer que' sounds natural and polite. If you’re speaking informally with close friends, you might drop the pronoun and say 'A que horas você quer que eu acorde?'.