How to Say ‘Saturday afternoon?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿El sábado en la tarde?
ehl SAH-bah-doh en lah TAHR-deh
[ehl SAH-bah-doh en lah TAHR-deh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿El sábado
ehl SAH-bah-doh
On Saturday
'El sábado' means 'on Saturday'. No word for 'on' is needed. Stress the first syllable: SAH-ba-do.
El sábado trabajo.
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
Day of the week after Friday.
Descanso el sábado.
I rest on Saturday.
en la tarde?
en lah TAHR-deh
in the afternoon?
Let your voice rise at the end because it is a question.
¿Estás libre en la tarde?
Are you free in the afternoon?
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
tarde
[TAHR-deh]
afternoon
The part of the day after noon until evening.
Nos vemos en la tarde.
See you in the afternoon.
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