How to Say ‘It's just that on Saturdays we get pretty full.’ in Spain Spanish
Es que los sábados se nos llena bastante.
ess keh lohs SAH-bah-dos seh nos YEH-nah bahs-TAN-teh
[ess keh lohs SAH-bah-dos seh nos YEH-nah bahs-TAN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Es que at the start of a sentence means "the thing is…". People use it to soften an excuse or explanation.
Phrase Breakdown
Es que los sábados
ess keh lohs SAH-bah-dos
It's just that on Saturdays
'Es que' introduces a reason or excuse. 'Los sábados' means 'on Saturdays' (habitually).
Es que los sábados trabajo.
It's just that I work on Saturdays.
Words in this phrase
Es
[ess]
it is / is
Form of ser used to describe something or someone.
Es una empresa que parece muy humana.
It is a company that seems very people-oriented.
que
[keh]
because / since
Colloquial use introducing a reason after a command.
Abrígate, que hace frío.
Wrap up, because it's cold.
los
[lohs]
the
Definite article used with masculine plural nouns.
Los valores de la empresa son muy claros.
The company's values are very clear.
sábados
[SAH-bah-dos]
Saturdays
Plural of sábado; with 'los' means every Saturday.
Los sábados trabajo.
On Saturdays I work.
se nos llena bastante.
seh nos YEH-nah bahs-TAN-teh
it gets quite full (on us)
'Se llena' means 'it fills up'. 'Nos' shows that it affects the speaker's business.
El bar se nos llena enseguida.
Our bar fills up quickly.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
(reflexive, gets)
Reflexive particle making 'llenar' mean 'to get full'.
El bar se llena pronto.
The bar gets full early.
nos
[nos]
us
Pronoun used to indicate a group including the speaker.
Nos invitaron a la fiesta.
They invited us to the party.
llena
[YEH-nah]
fills up
From 'llenarse', to become full.
La sala se llena rápido.
The room fills up fast.
bastante
[bahs-TAN-teh]
quite / fairly
Adverb used to soften or moderate a description.
Bastante gente valora una cultura de apoyo.
Quite a lot of people value a supportive culture.
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