How to Say ‘Does nine work for you?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Le queda bien a las nueve?
leh KEH-dah bee-EHN ah lahs NWEH-beh
[leh KEH-dah bee-EHN ah lahs NWEH-beh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Staff use le with customers as a matter of course. Answering sí, perfecto or mejor más temprano "earlier would be better" keeps it polite.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Le queda bien
leh KEH-dah bee-EHN
Does it work for you
A polite way to offer an option.
¿Le queda bien mañana?
Does tomorrow work for you?
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you, often used politely in phone calls.
Le hablo para reportar que no hay agua caliente.
I’m calling you to report that there is no hot water.
queda
[KEH-dah]
suits / works for
From 'quedar'; with a pronoun can mean something suits or is convenient for someone.
Ese horario me queda bien.
That schedule works well for me.
bien
[bee-EHN]
well; fine
A common response meaning you are doing well or fine.
Bien, pero sigo sin agua caliente.
Fine, but I still don’t have hot water.
a las nueve?
ah lahs NWEH-beh
at nine?
The time being offered. Let your voice rise at the end.
¿Vienes a las nueve?
Are you coming at nine?
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
at / to
The preposition used before a person as a direct object.
Mira a papá. A veces llora de emoción.
Look at dad. Sometimes he cries with emotion.
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.
nueve
[NWEH-beh]
nine
The number 9; with 'las' it means nine o'clock.
Llegamos a las nueve.
We arrive at nine.
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