How to Say ‘Does Saturday work for you?’ in Spain Spanish
¿El sábado te va bien?
ehl SAH-bah-doh teh bah byen
[ehl SAH-bah-doh teh bah byen]
💬 Usage Tip: Days take el where English uses "on": el sábado means "on Saturday". Make it plural for a habit: los sábados "on Saturdays".
Phrase Breakdown
¿El sábado
ehl SAH-bah-doh
Saturday / on Saturday
Spanish uses 'el' + a day to mean 'on that day'. Stress the first syllable: 'el SAH-bah-doh'. The 'd' between vowels is soft, like the 'th' in 'this'.
El sábado trabajo.
I work on Saturday.
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.
te va bien?
teh bah byen
does it work for you?
'Ir bien' is another way to say 'to suit'. Say it smoothly as 'teh bah BYEN'.
¿Esta hora te va bien?
Does this time work for you?
Words in this phrase
te
[teh]
to you / you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you.
Te mando mi contacto por correo.
I'll send you my contact details by email.
va
[bah]
suits / works (with 'bien')
With 'bien', 'ir' asks whether something is convenient for someone.
¿Te va bien a las cinco?
Does five o'clock suit you?
bien
[byen]
well / convenient
With 'venir', it means something suits or is convenient for someone.
El sábado me viene bien.
Saturday suits me well.
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