How to Say ‘You can cancel until Friday at eight.’ in Mexican Spanish
Puede cancelar hasta el viernes a las ocho.
PWEH-deh kahn-seh-LAHR AHS-tah ehl BYEHR-nehs ah lahs OH-choh
[PWEH-deh kahn-seh-LAHR AHS-tah ehl BYEHR-nehs ah lahs OH-choh]
Phrase Breakdown
Puede cancelar
PWEH-deh kahn-seh-LAHR
You can cancel
'Puede' is the polite 'usted' form of 'can.' Say PWE-de can-se-LAR.
Puede pagar aquí.
You can pay here.
Words in this phrase
Puede
[PWEH-deh]
can / could
Third-person singular of poder; expresses possibility or ability.
Puede salir una buena oferta de esta conversación.
A good offer can come out of this conversation.
cancelar
[kahn-seh-LAHR]
cancel
Infinitive after 'puede': to call off.
Usted puede cancelar mañana.
You can cancel tomorrow.
hasta el viernes
AHS-tah ehl BYEHR-nehs
until Friday
'Hasta' sets the deadline. The 'h' is silent. Link 'hasta el' smoothly: AS-tael VIER-nes.
Hay tiempo hasta el viernes.
There's time until Friday.
Words in this phrase
hasta
[AHS-tah]
until
Marks the limit of time or action, as in supporting the team until the end.
Cantamos Hasta el final sin parar.
We sing Until the end without stopping.
el
[ehl]
on (with days)
Before a day of the week, 'el' means 'on'.
Abrimos el domingo.
We open on Sunday.
viernes
[BYEHR-nehs]
Friday
The fifth day of the week.
El viernes hay mucha gente.
On Friday there are many people.
a las ocho.
ah lahs OH-choh
at eight o'clock
Use 'a las' plus a number for the time. Say O-cho clearly.
Cerramos a las ocho.
We close at eight.
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.
ocho
[OH-choh]
eight
The number 8; here eight o'clock.
Abrimos a las ocho.
We open at eight.
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