How to Say ‘How about Saturday?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Te late el sábado?
teh LAH-teh ehl SAH-bah-doh
[teh LAH-teh ehl SAH-bah-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: latir normally means "to beat", like a heart. In Mexico, ¿te late...? is slang for "do you like the idea of...?" or "are you up for...?".
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is very Mexican and casual, perfect for texting someone you've already been out with. You wouldn't use it in formal situations.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te late
teh LAH-teh
Are you up for / Does it sound good to you
This is Mexican slang ('¿te late?' means 'do you like the idea?'). Say 'te-LA-te'.
¿Te late ir al cine?
Are you up for going to the movies?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.
Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.
If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.
late
[LAH-teh]
appeals (do you like the idea)
Mexican slang from 'latir' (to beat); '¿te late?' means 'are you up for it?'.
¿Te late ir al cine?
Are you up for going to the movies?
el sábado?
ehl SAH-bah-doh
on Saturday?
Stress the first syllable of 'SÁ-ba-do'. The 'd' is soft, like 'th' in 'that'.
Nos vemos el sábado.
See you 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.
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