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¡Vale! ¿A qué hora?

¡Vale! ¿A qué hora?
OK! At what time?
From Lesson 97:Making plans (¿quedamos?, ¿te apetece?)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¡Vale! ¿A qué hora?

Why do we need the a before qué hora? Can't I just ask ¿Qué hora?
In Spanish, if you are asking at what time an event happens, you must include the preposition a. If you just ask ¿Qué hora es?, you are asking "What time is it right now?".
Is vale used everywhere to mean "OK"?
No, vale is extremely common in Spain to say "OK" or "alright", but it is rarely used this way in Latin America. Over there, you might hear está bien or okey instead. Since you are focusing on Spanish from Spain, you will hear vale all the time!
Why do we use qué here instead of cuál for "what"?
When the question word is placed directly in front of a noun (like the word hora), you always use qué. You use cuál when asking "which one" out of a set of options, and it is almost never placed directly next to a noun.
Does hora just mean "hour"?
While hora literally translates to "hour", it is also the standard word for "time" when talking about the clock. You use it in everyday phrases like ¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?) and es la hora de comer (it is lunchtime).

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