How to Say ‘Friday at ten, does that suit you?’ in Spain Spanish
El viernes a las diez, ¿le parece bien?
ehl BYEHR-nehs ah lahs dyeth leh pah-REH-theh byen
[ehl BYEHR-nehs ah lahs dyeth leh pah-REH-theh byen]
Phrase Breakdown
El viernes
ehl BYEHR-nehs
On Friday
'El' plus a day means 'on' that day. Stress 'VIER'.
El viernes salgo.
On Friday I'm going out.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
on (the)
With a day, 'el' means 'on'.
Nos vemos el lunes.
See you on Monday.
viernes
[BYEHR-nehs]
Friday
Day of the week; same form in singular and plural.
El viernes cenamos fuera.
On Friday we eat out.
a las diez,
ah lahs dyeth
at ten o'clock,
Use 'a las' plus a number for clock times. In Spain the 'z' in 'diez' sounds like 'th': dieth.
Abro a las diez.
I open at ten.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
at
Preposition used to say at what time something happens.
Abrimos a la una.
We open at one.
las
[lahs]
the (for hours)
Feminine plural article used before clock times.
Llegamos a las ocho.
We arrive at eight.
diez
[dyeth]
ten
The number 10.
Tengo mesa a las diez.
I have a table at ten.
¿le parece bien?
leh pah-REH-theh byen
is that OK with you?
This polite tag checks for agreement. Raise your voice at the end.
Comemos aquí, ¿le parece bien?
We'll eat here, is that OK with you?
Words in this phrase
le
[leh]
(to) you (formal)
Indirect object pronoun for 'usted', polite address.
¿Le traigo la carta?
Shall I bring you the menu?
parece
[pah-REH-theh]
seems
From 'parecer'; 'le parece bien' asks if something suits you.
¿Te parece 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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