nos vemos el sábado
/nos bemos el sabado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "see you Saturday" is translated into Spanish as nos vemos el sábado.
nos vemos el sábado is a casual way to say goodbye to someone you expect to meet on Saturday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "we see ourselves the Saturday".
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, you must use the definite article el before the day of the week when referring to a specific upcoming day.
Did you know?
- The word sábado tracks a linguistic journey from Hebrew and Aramaic through Greek and Latin before reaching modern Spanish.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a person might respond to nos vemos el sábado with dale, which functions as a multipurpose word for 'okay' or 'agreed'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, you can omit the specific day entirely and just say nos vemos to mean 'see you' or 'see each other'.
Examples in context
- Hasta el sábado, señor Gómez.See you Saturday, Mr. Gomez.
- Nos vemos el sábado, señora Rodríguez.See you Saturday, Mrs. Rodriguez.
- Nos vemos el sábado, chicos.See you Saturday, guys.
- ¡Vale! Nos vemos el sábado en el parque.Okay! See you Saturday at the park.
- No te olvides, nos vemos el sábado.Don't forget, see you Saturday.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are finishing a phone call to plan a hangout.
- Sofía¿Quedamos a las cinco para tomar un café?Shall we meet at five to have a coffee?
- MateoSí, me parece perfecto.Yes, that sounds perfect to me.
- SofíaMuy bien, nos vemos el sábado.Very well, see you Saturday.
- MateoHasta entonces, Sofía.Until then, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries el, nos, sábado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
