How to Say ‘It's set for Friday the 14th’ in Mexican Spanish
Queda para el viernes 14
KEH-dah pah-rah el BYER-nes KAH-tor-seh
[KEH-dah pah-rah el BYER-nes KAH-tor-seh]
💬 Usage Tip: Dates put the weekday, then just the number, with no "th": el viernes 14. Days of the week aren't capitalized in Spanish.
Phrase Breakdown
Queda
[KEH-dah]
it stays / it's set
From 'quedar'; means something remains arranged.
La cita queda para el lunes.
The appointment is set for Monday.
para el viernes 14
pah-rah el BYER-nes KAH-tor-seh
for Friday the 14th
Read '14' as 'catorce' (ka-TOR-se). In speech, 'para el' often blends into 'pa-ra-el'.
La reunión es para el viernes 14.
The meeting is for Friday the 14th.
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
for
Used to indicate the purpose or destination.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
viernes
[BYER-nes]
Friday
The day of the week following Thursday.
Tenemos una fiesta el 'viernes'.
We have a party on 'Friday'.
14
[KAH-tor-seh]
fourteen
The number 14, here a day of the month.
Es el 14 de mayo.
It's May 14th.
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