How to Say ‘Saturday at eight, four people.’ in Mexican Spanish
Sábado a las ocho, cuatro personas.
SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh KWAH-troh pehr-SOH-nahs
[SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh KWAH-troh pehr-SOH-nahs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Repeating the details back in short form like this is how staff confirm a booking. It isn't curt.
Phrase Breakdown
Sábado a las ocho,
SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh
Saturday at eight,
A short way to confirm the reservation, with no article. Pause at the comma.
Lunes a las diez.
Monday at ten.
Words in this phrase
Sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
The sixth day of the week.
Sábado y domingo cerramos tarde.
Saturday and Sunday we close late.
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.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number 8; with 'las' it means eight o'clock.
La cita es a las ocho.
The appointment is at eight.
cuatro personas.
KWAH-troh pehr-SOH-nahs
four people.
Confirms the group size. Say 'KWAH-troh per-SO-nahs'.
Somos cuatro personas.
We are four people.
Words in this phrase
cuatro
[KWAH-troh]
four
The number 4.
Somos cuatro.
We are four.
personas
[pehr-SOH-nahs]
people
Plural of 'persona'; used to count guests.
Caben diez personas.
Ten people fit.
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