How to Say ‘We'll see you Saturday at eight.’ in Mexican Spanish
Lo esperamos el sábado a las ocho.
loh ehs-peh-RAH-mohs ehl SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh
[loh ehs-peh-RAH-mohs ehl SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh]
💬 Usage Tip: esperar means both "to wait for" and "to expect". Here it means they'll be expecting you. lo is said to a man, and a woman would hear la esperamos.
Phrase Breakdown
Lo esperamos
loh ehs-peh-RAH-mohs
We'll expect you
A polite formal phrase. 'Lo' means 'you' (formal) here. Link the words: 'loes-pe-RA-mos'.
Lo esperamos mañana.
We'll expect you tomorrow.
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 await / we expect
'Esperar' in the 'we' form; used to say a guest is expected.
Los esperamos a las nueve.
We'll be expecting you at nine.
el sábado
ehl SAH-bah-doh
on Saturday
Spanish uses 'el' (not 'on') before days. Stress the first syllable: 'SÁ-ba-do'.
Trabajo el sábado.
I work on Saturday.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
on (with days)
Before a day of the week, 'el' means 'on'.
Abrimos el domingo.
We open on Sunday.
sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
The day of the week after Friday.
Abrimos el sábado.
We open on Saturday.
a las ocho.
ah lahs OH-choh
at eight o'clock.
Use 'a las' plus the hour to tell time. 'Ocho' has a 'ch' like in 'church': 'O-cho'.
Cenamos a las ocho.
We have dinner 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; with 'las' it tells the hour.
Llegamos a las ocho.
We arrive at eight.
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