How to Say ‘Does Saturday work for you?’ in Spain Spanish
¿El sábado te va bien?
ehl SAH-bah-doh teh bah byen
[ehl SAH-bah-doh teh bah byen]
💬 Usage Tip: te va bien is the go-to way to ask if a time or plan suits someone. Swap the time: ¿a las ocho te va bien? "does eight work for you?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿El sábado
ehl SAH-bah-doh
Saturday / On Saturday
Spanish uses 'el' with days to mean 'on'. Stress the first syllable: SÁ-ba-do.
El sábado voy a la playa.
On Saturday I'm going to the beach.
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.
te va bien?
teh bah byen
does it suit you?
'Irle bien a alguien' means 'to suit someone / work for someone'. Raise your intonation at the end.
¿A las ocho te va bien?
Does eight o'clock work for you?
Words in this phrase
te
[teh]
to you / you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you.
Te mando mi contacto por correo.
I'll send you my contact details by email.
va
[bah]
suits / works (with 'bien')
With 'bien', 'ir' asks whether something is convenient for someone.
¿Te va bien a las cinco?
Does five o'clock suit you?
bien
[byen]
well / convenient
With 'venir', it means something suits or is convenient for someone.
El sábado me viene bien.
Saturday suits me well.
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