How to Say ‘What day did you have in mind?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué día tenían pensado?
keh DEE-ah teh-NEE-ahn pen-SAH-doh
[keh DEE-ah teh-NEE-ahn pen-SAH-doh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Staff use tenían here, the polite form for addressing a group as ustedes. Among friends in Spain you'd hear teníais instead.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué día
keh DEE-ah
What day
'Qué' sounds like 'keh'. 'Día' has two syllables: 'DÍ-a'.
¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is it today?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used to ask for information or clarification.
¿Qué tipo de cultura valoras en una empresa?
What type of culture do you value in a company?
día
[DEE-ah]
day
Repeated as part of the expression día a día, meaning day-to-day.
En el día a «día», se ve si hay apoyo real.
In the day-to-day, you can see whether there is real support.
tenían pensado?
teh-NEE-ahn pen-SAH-doh
did you have in mind?
'Tener pensado' means 'to have planned'. The 'tenían' form addresses a group politely (ustedes).
¿Qué tenían pensado hacer?
What were you planning to do?
Words in this phrase
tenían
[teh-NEE-ahn]
you (plural) had
Imperfect of 'tener', here with 'pensado' meaning to have in mind.
¿Qué hora tenían en mente?
What time did you have in mind?
pensado
[pen-SAH-doh]
planned / thought
Past participle of 'pensar'; 'tener pensado' means to have planned.
Tengo pensado ir el sábado.
I'm planning to go on Saturday.
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