How to Say ‘On Saturday I went to the cinema with some friends.’ in Spain Spanish
El sábado fui al cine con unos amigos.
ehl SAH-bah-doh fwee ahl THEE-neh kohn OO-nohs ah-MEE-gohs
[ehl SAH-bah-doh fwee ahl THEE-neh kohn OO-nohs ah-MEE-gohs]
Phrase Breakdown
El sábado
ehl SAH-bah-doh
On Saturday
Spanish uses 'el' with days where English uses 'on'. Stress the first syllable: SA-ba-do.
El sábado trabajo.
On Saturday I work.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
on (the)
With a day, 'el' means 'on'.
Nos vemos el lunes.
See you on Monday.
sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
Masculine noun for the day of the week; used with 'el' to mean 'on Saturday'.
Tenemos una reserva para el sábado.
We have a reservation for Saturday.
fui al cine
fwee ahl THEE-neh
I went to the cinema
Link 'fui al' smoothly. Pronounce 'cine' as 'THI-ne'.
Fui al cine sola.
I went to the cinema alone.
Words in this phrase
fui
[fwee]
I went
Past tense (preterite) of 'ir' for 'yo'; also 'I was' from 'ser'.
Ayer fui al mercado.
Yesterday I went to the market.
al
[ahl]
to the
A contraction of 'a el', meaning towards a direction or a specific person.
Al entrar, vi la belleza del lugar.
Upon entering, I saw the beauty of the place.
cine
[THEE-neh]
cinema
Masculine noun for the movie theatre.
Vamos al cine esta noche.
Let's go to the cinema tonight.
con unos amigos.
kohn OO-nohs ah-MEE-gohs
with some friends.
Say it in one flow and stress a-MI-gos.
Cené con unos amigos.
I had dinner with some friends.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.
Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.
I spoke with an employee about the work environment.
unos
[OO-nohs]
about; some
Masculine plural indefinite article; before numbers it means 'approximately'.
Hay unos veinte coches.
There are about twenty cars.
amigos
[ah-MEE-gohs]
friends
Plural of 'amigo'; masculine plural also covers mixed groups.
Salgo con mis amigos.
I go out with my friends.
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