Making business phone calls: Scheduling a meeting over the phone

💬 quedar bien here means "to suit" or "to work for" someone, and the person goes in front as le. Swap in me to say it works for you: Me queda bien "That works for me."

💬 Days of the week take el to mean "on": el jueves is "on Thursday," with no extra word for "on." With los, as in los jueves, it means "on Thursdays" in general.

🇲🇽 Mexicans often soften a flat refusal like this, for example Fíjese que el jueves no puedo "The thing is, I can't on Thursday." Offering another day right after keeps it polite.

💬 Mexico says en la mañana, while Spain says por la mañana. The same pattern works for later in the day: en la tarde "in the afternoon," en la noche "at night."

💬 Times use las because it stands for las horas "the hours." One o'clock is the exception and becomes a la una "at one."

💬 nos vemos is literally "we see each other." As a question it proposes a meeting, and as a statement it's a casual "see you."

💬 su can mean "your" (formal), "his," "her," or "their." Context tells you which, and here it's the formal "your" that goes with usted.

💬 esperar means both "to wait for" and "to expect," so lo espero covers both at once. lo means "you" when speaking to a man formally, and la espero is used for a woman.

🇲🇽 Mexicans often use a title like licenciada alone, without the surname, when thanking or addressing someone. It sounds respectful and warm, not stiff.

💬 Starting with que turns a wish into "may you…": que tenga is the polite form that goes with usted. The same pattern works for other wishes: Que le vaya bien "Hope it goes well for you."

💬 hasta plus a time means "see you then": hasta mañana "see you tomorrow," hasta luego "see you later."