How to Say ‘Saturday afternoon?’ in Spain Spanish
¿El sábado por la tarde?
ehl SAH-bah-doh por lah TAR-deh
[ehl SAH-bah-doh por lah TAR-deh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿El sábado
ehl SAH-bah-doh
On Saturday
Days of the week use 'el' instead of 'on'. Stress the first syllable: 'SÁ-ba-do'. The 'd' is soft.
El sábado voy al cine.
On Saturday I'm going to the cinema.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
on (the)
With a day, 'el' means 'on'.
Nos vemos el lunes.
See you on Monday.
sábado
[SAH-bah-doh]
Saturday
Masculine noun for the day of the week; used with 'el' to mean 'on Saturday'.
Tenemos una reserva para el sábado.
We have a reservation for Saturday.
por la tarde?
por lah TAR-deh
in the afternoon?
This adds the time of day. Raise your voice at the end to make it a suggestion or question.
¿Nos vemos por la tarde?
Shall we meet in the afternoon?
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
in (time of day)
Used with parts of the day: 'por la mañana/tarde/noche'.
Trabajo por la mañana.
I work in the morning.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
tarde
[TAR-deh]
afternoon
The part of the day after midday; often used in polite farewells.
Tras intercambiar contactos, digo Que tengas una buena tarde.
After exchanging contacts, I say have a good afternoon.
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