How to Say ‘We'll see you on Saturday, have a good afternoon.’ in Mexican Spanish
Lo esperamos el sábado, que tenga buena tarde.
loh ehs-peh-RAH-mohs el SAH-bah-doh Keh TEN-gah BWEH-nah tar-de
[loh ehs-peh-RAH-mohs el SAH-bah-doh Keh TEN-gah BWEH-nah tar-de]
Phrase Breakdown
Lo esperamos el sábado,
loh ehs-peh-RAH-mohs el SAH-bah-doh
We'll expect you on Saturday,
Pause briefly at the comma. Stress es-pe-RA-mos and SÁ-ba-do.
Lo esperamos el sábado a las ocho.
We'll expect you Saturday at eight.
Words in this phrase
Lo
[loh]
him
Refers to a male object or person already mentioned.
Lo vi en el parque.
I saw him in the park.
esperamos
[ehs-peh-RAH-mohs]
we look forward to / we expect
Form of esperar; here, expecting someone to arrive.
Los esperamos a las ocho.
We expect you at eight.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
Seventh day of the week.
El sábado tenemos una fiesta.
On Saturday we have a party.
que tenga buena tarde.
Keh TEN-gah BWEH-nah tar-de
have a good afternoon.
This is a polite way to close a conversation. Let your tone fall at the end.
Gracias, que tenga buena tarde.
Thanks, have a good afternoon.
Words in this phrase
que
[Keh]
May
Expressing a wish or possibility.
Que tenga un día maravilloso.
May you have a wonderful day.
tenga
[TEN-gah]
Have
A verb used to express possession or holding something.
Cuando tenga una reserva para la terraza, avíseme.
When you have a terrace reservation, let me know.
buena
[BWEH-nah]
Good
Describing something as satisfactory or of high quality.
Me gustaría una buena vista desde mi asiento.
I would like a good view from my seat.
tarde
[tar-de]
Afternoon
The period of time from noon until evening.
Quedamos para el café de la tarde.
We meet for afternoon coffee.
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