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How to Say ‘Would Wednesday afternoon suit you?’ in French

Le mercredi après-midi, ça t'arrangerait ?

luh mehr-kruh-DEE ah-preh-mee-dee sa tuh ah-rahnzh-REH

[luh mehr-kruh-DEE ah-preh-mee-dee sa tuh ah-rahnzh-REH]

Phrase Breakdown

Le mercredi après-midi,

luh mehr-kruh-DEE ah-preh-mee-dee

Wednesday afternoon,

This sets the time first. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Le mercredi après-midi, je suis libre.

On Wednesday afternoons, I'm free.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

on (with days)

Before a weekday, 'le' means every such day, i.e. on Wednesdays.

Example

Le lundi, j'ai sport.

On Mondays, I have sport.

mercredi

[mehr-kruh-DEE]

Wednesday

The third day of the week in France; days are not capitalized in French sentences.

Example

Je vais à la piscine mercredi.

I'm going to the pool on Wednesday.

après-midi

[ah-preh-mee-dee]

afternoon

The part of the day after noon.

Example

L'après-midi, il sera peut-être disponible, après-midi inclus.

In the afternoon, he may be available, afternoon included.

ça t'arrangerait ?

sa tuh ah-rahnzh-REH

would that suit you?

This is a polite, friendly way to propose something. Let your voice rise at the end.

Example

Vendredi, ça t'arrangerait ?

Would Friday suit you?

Words in this phrase

ça

[sa]

Refers to a state or situation being discussed.

Example

Comment ça se passe au travail ?

How's it going at work?

[tuh]

to you

Short for 'te' before a vowel; informal 'you' object.

Example

Je t'appelle demain.

I'll call you tomorrow.

arrangerait

[ah-rahnzh-REH]

would suit

Conditional of 'arranger'; 'ça m'arrangerait' = it would suit me / be convenient.

Example

Demain, ça m'arrangerait mieux.

Tomorrow would suit me better.

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