How to Say ‘Is it free on Saturday at eight?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Está libre el sábado a las ocho?
es-TAH LEE-breh ehl SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh
[es-TAH LEE-breh ehl SAH-bah-doh ah lahs OH-choh]
💬 Usage Tip: Days take el with no word for "on": el sábado "on Saturday". Times use a las plus the hour, as in a las nueve "at nine".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Está libre el sábado
es-TAH LEE-breh ehl SAH-bah-doh
Is it free on Saturday
Stress es-TÁ and SÁ-ba-do. With days of the week, 'el' means 'on'.
¿Está libre el lunes?
Is it free on Monday?
Words in this phrase
Está
[es-TAH]
he is / she is / it is
Third-person form of estar, used for temporary states or feelings.
Mi primo está listo para el partido de mañana.
My cousin is ready for tomorrow's match.
libre
[LEE-breh]
free / available
Not occupied or booked.
La mesa está libre.
The table is available.
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
Day of the week after Friday.
Cenamos el sábado.
We dine on Saturday.
a las ocho?
ah lahs OH-choh
at eight?
Use 'a las' + hour to say a time. The 'ch' sounds like English 'ch': O-cho.
Nos vemos a las ocho.
See you at eight.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to / at / on
Preposition that helps form the phrase a tiempo, meaning in time.
Entró a tiempo al área.
He entered the box in time.
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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