Asking cute stranger out to a date: Agreeing on a day, time and place

🇲🇽 Inviting someone for coffee is a light, safe first ask in Mexico. Whoever invites is generally expected to pay.

🇲🇽 The usual reply is igualmente "likewise". Saying it as you shake hands is the normal move.

💬 me encantaría works like me gusta "I like it": the thing being enjoyed is what does the pleasing, and me marks who's pleased. Swap in me gustaría "I'd like to" for a slightly cooler yes.

💬 quedar has many jobs. Here it means a time suits someone, but the same phrase about clothes means "it fits you well" or "it looks good on you".

💬 Spanish says "the Saturday" where English says "on Saturday". There's no word for "on". Los sábados means "on Saturdays".

💬 Days take el where English uses "on": el sábado means "on Saturday". Use los sábados for "on Saturdays" in general.

💬 Clock times use las plus the number, but one o'clock is singular: a la una "at one". After noon, add de la tarde; after dark, use de la noche.

💬 bueno drops its last letter right before a masculine noun: un buen café, but un café bueno. malo "bad" does the same: un mal día.

💬 uno stands in for a masculine noun already mentioned, here café. For a feminine one, like una cafetería, you'd say hay una muy bonita.

🇲🇽 Coyoacán is a leafy, colorful neighbourhood in Mexico City, full of cafés and plazas. It's a classic, relaxed choice for a first date.

🇲🇽 ¡Va! is a very Mexican, casual way to say yes to a plan, as is ¡Sale!. Both sound friendly and relaxed between people your age, but too casual for a boss.

💬 Asking with the plain present tense makes a soft, casual request: ¿Me pasas...? means "will you pass me...?". The same works at the table: ¿Me pasas la sal? "Can you pass me the salt?".

💬 dirección can mean "direction", but it's also the everyday word for a street address. Context usually makes clear which one is meant.

💬 When two small words like these come before the verb, te "for you" goes first and lo "it" second. Same order in te lo mando "I'll send it to you".

💬 nos vemos literally means "we see each other" and is the standard way to say "see you". Add any time after it: nos vemos mañana "see you tomorrow".