How to Say ‘I can't on Thursday, I'm sorry.’ in Spain Spanish
El jueves no puedo, lo siento.
ehl HWEH-bes noh PWEH-doh loh SYEHN-toh
[ehl HWEH-bes noh PWEH-doh loh SYEHN-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting el jueves first highlights the day, as in "Thursday, I can't". It's a natural way to turn down one option and leave others open.
Phrase Breakdown
El jueves no puedo,
ehl HWEH-bes noh PWEH-doh
On Thursday I can't,
Put 'no' right before the verb to make it negative. 'Puedo' is 'I can'.
Hoy no puedo.
I can't today.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
on (the)
With a day, 'el' means 'on'.
Nos vemos el lunes.
See you on Monday.
jueves
[HWEH-bes]
Thursday
Fourth day of the week, named after Jupiter.
El jueves cenamos fuera.
On Thursday we eat out.
no
[noh]
not
A word used to negate or make something negative.
No nos vamos a la fiesta.
We are not going to the party.
puedo
[PWEH-doh]
I can
First person singular of poder; expresses ability or possibility.
Puedo reunirme contigo el jueves.
I can meet with you on Thursday.
lo siento.
loh SYEHN-toh
I'm sorry.
This is the common apology. Stress 'SIEN': lo SIEN-to.
Lo siento, llego tarde.
I'm sorry, I'm late.
Words in this phrase
lo
[loh]
it (in a set phrase)
Pronoun that is part of the idiom 'pasarlo bien'; not translated literally.
Lo pasamos genial.
We had a great time.
siento
[SYEHN-toh]
I'm sorry (lo siento)
From 'sentir'; with 'lo' forms 'I'm sorry'.
Lo siento mucho.
I'm very sorry.
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