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How to Say ‘Saturday at nine for four.’ in Spain Spanish

Sábado a las nueve para cuatro.

SAH-bah-doh ah lahs NWAY-vay PAH-rah KWA-troh

[SAH-bah-doh ah lahs NWAY-vay PAH-rah KWA-troh]

🇪🇸 In Spain: This clipped style is very natural in bookings and confirmations in Spain. People often just list the key details — day, time, number — without a full sentence.

Phrase Breakdown

Sábado

[SAH-bah-doh]

Saturday

Specifies the day of the reservation.

Example

Sábado a las nueve para cuatro. Es la reserva correcta.

Saturday at nine for four. That's the correct reservation.

A las nueve

ah lahs NWAY-vay

at nine

The time of the reservation.

Example

Quedamos a las nueve.

We meet at nine.

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

at

Introduces the reservation time.

Example

Sábado a las nueve para cuatro. Perfecto.

Saturday at nine for four. Perfect.

las

[lahs]

the

Part of the set time expression a las.

Example

Sábado a las nueve para cuatro. Queda confirmado.

Saturday at nine for four. It is confirmed.

nueve

[NWAY-vay]

nine

Gives the time of the booking.

Example

Sábado a las nueve para cuatro. Nos viene bien.

Saturday at nine for four. That works for us.

Para cuatro

PAH-rah KWA-troh

for four

Indicates the reservation is for four people.

Example

Una mesa para cuatro, por favor.

A table for four, please.

Words in this phrase

para

[PAH-rah]

for

Introduces the party size.

Example

Sábado a las nueve para cuatro. Gracias.

Saturday at nine for four. Thank you.

cuatro

[KWA-troh]

four

States the number of diners.

Example

Sábado a las nueve para cuatro. Está bien.

Saturday at nine for four. That's fine.

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