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How to Say ‘But another day, yes.’ in Spain Spanish

Pero otro día sí.

PEH-roh OH-troh DEE-ah see

[PEH-roh OH-troh DEE-ah see]

💬 Usage Tip: A bare sí after a time or thing flips an earlier no into a yes. Pattern: hoy no, mañana sí "not today, but tomorrow yes".

Phrase Breakdown

Pero

[PEH-roh]

but

Conjunction introducing the reason or contrast.

Example

Perdona, pero tenía que decírtelo.

Excuse me, but I had to tell you.

otro día sí.

OH-troh DEE-ah see

another day, yes.

'Sí' at the end means 'I'd like to then'. Stress falls on 'DÍ' and 'SÍ'.

Example

Hoy no puedo, otro día sí.

I can't today, another day yes.

Words in this phrase

otro

[OH-troh]

another

Means “other/another.” Used before a noun: otro día = another day. Can be a gentle way to postpone a conversation.

Example

Si ahora no puedes, Otro día seguimos hablando de Jesús.

If you can’t right now, another day we’ll keep talking about Jesus.

día

[DEE-ah]

day

Repeated as part of the expression día a día, meaning day-to-day.

Example

En el día a «día», se ve si hay apoyo real.

In the day-to-day, you can see whether there is real support.

sí

[see]

indeed / really

Used before a verb for emphasis, contrasting with a previous negative.

Example

Ahora sí lo entiendo.

Now I really understand it.

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