How to Say ‘How about ten?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué tal a las diez?
keh tahl ah lahs dyes
[keh tahl ah lahs dyes]
💬 Usage Tip: ¿Qué tal...? is a handy way to suggest anything: ¿Qué tal el martes? "How about Tuesday?".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué tal
keh tahl
How about
'Qué tal' suggests an option: 'how about...?'
¿Qué tal mañana?
How about tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
how
In exclamations, 'qué' plus an adjective means 'how...!'.
¡Qué bonito!
How pretty!
tal
[tahl]
so; like (in 'how's it going')
Used after 'qué' to ask casually how something or someone is.
¿Qué tal tu día?
How was your day?
a las diez?
ah lahs dyes
at ten?
Rising intonation at the end. 'Diez' sounds like 'dyes'.
¿Nos vemos a las diez?
Shall we meet at ten?
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
at
Used before clock times to say when something happens.
Comemos a las dos.
We eat at two.
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.
diez
[dyes]
ten
The number 10; with 'las' it refers to ten o'clock.
El plomero llega a las diez.
The plumber arrives at ten.
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