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How to Say ‘Does Saturday afternoon work for you?’ in Italian

Sabato pomeriggio va bene per te?

SAH-bah-toh poh-meh-REED-joh vah BEH-neh pehr teh

[SAH-bah-toh poh-meh-REED-joh vah BEH-neh pehr teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Sabato pomeriggio

SAH-bah-toh poh-meh-REED-joh

Saturday afternoon

Stress 'SA-ba-to' on the first syllable. In 'po-me-RIG-gio', the 'gio' sounds like 'jo'.

Example

Sabato pomeriggio vado al mare.

Saturday afternoon I'm going to the beach.

Words in this phrase

Sabato

[SAH-bah-toh]

Saturday

The day of the week after Friday.

Example

Sabato vado al mare.

On Saturday I go to the sea.

pomeriggio

[poh-meh-REED-joh]

afternoon

The part of the day after noon until evening.

Example

Il pomeriggio studio.

In the afternoon I study.

va bene per te?

vah BEH-neh pehr teh

does it work for you?

This checks whether a time suits the other person. Let your voice rise at the end.

Example

Alle cinque va bene per te?

Does five o'clock work for you?

Words in this phrase

[vah]

okay

Expression of agreement or acceptance.

Example

Va bene, andiamo al cinema.

Okay, let's go to the movies.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

With 'andare', expresses that something suits someone.

Example

Ti va bene alle otto?

Is eight o'clock fine for you?

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[teh]

you

The stressed form of 'you' used after prepositions like 'con.'

Example

Parlare con te è stato utile, e te indica la persona coinvolta.

Speaking with you was useful, and 'you' indicates the person involved.

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