How to Say ‘Does Thursday at ten work for you?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Le queda bien el jueves a las diez?
leh KEH-dah byen ehl HWEH-behs ah lahs DYehs
[leh KEH-dah byen ehl HWEH-behs ah lahs DYehs]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Le queda bien
leh KEH-dah byen
Does it work for you
A formal way to check whether a time suits someone. 'Que' sounds like 'keh'.
¿Le queda bien a usted?
Does it work for you?
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in a polite/formal way.
Le propongo pagar lo que marca el taxímetro.
I propose paying what the meter shows to you.
queda
[KEH-dah]
suits
From quedar; in te queda bien it means suits or looks good on you.
Ese color te queda bien con esa chaqueta.
That color suits you with that jacket.
bien
[byen]
well
Adverb meaning in a good or satisfactory way.
Lo llevo bien cuando manejo por aquí.
I handle it well when I drive around here.
el jueves
ehl HWEH-behs
on Thursday
No word for 'on' is needed with days; just use 'el'. The 'j' is a breathy 'h': 'el HWE-bes'.
Nos vemos el jueves.
See you on Thursday.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
The (masculine singular)
A definite article used to specify a masculine singular noun.
El parque está cerca.
The park is nearby.
jueves
[HWEH-behs]
Thursday
Day after Wednesday; used with 'el' for a specific day.
El jueves vamos al mercado.
On Thursday we go to the market.
a las diez?
ah lahs DYehs
at ten?
Gives the time. Raise your voice at the end because it's a question.
¿Llega a las diez?
Are you arriving at ten?
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
at
Used to show a point in time or place.
Nos conocimos a las cinco.
We met at five o'clock.
las
[lahs]
the
Plural definite article used with plural nouns like 'gracias.'
"las" palabras de tu mensaje fueron muy profesionales.
The words in your message were very professional.
diez
[DYehs]
Ten
The number equivalent to the product of five and two.
Tengo diez manzanas.
I have ten apples.
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