Social
Small Talk at a Party
A friend's introduced you to someone at a party, dos besos and all, and now you're both standing there with a drink.
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A ver cuándo quedamos
You're on the phone to a friend trying to see them this week, and between the two of you nothing lines up easily. Work it out and land on something specific.
You're talking to: un amigo
¿Cómo lo tienes esta semana?
¿Te va bien el jueves por la noche?
¿Y si quedamos a las nueve y cenamos?
Agree on a plan, a day and a time that genuinely work for both of you, after at least one of your suggestions has been turned down.
Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.
¿Cómo lo tienes esta semana?
— checking availability
¿Te va bien el jueves por la noche?
— proposing a specific slot
¿Y si quedamos a las nueve y cenamos?
— offering an alternative
Es que ese día lo tengo imposible.
— turning something down
¿Nos tomamos algo antes y luego vemos?
— keeping it loose but real
Entonces quedamos el sábado a las nueve, ¿vale?
— confirming the plan
quedar en algo
to agree on something
¿En qué quedamos, entonces?
venirle bien a alguien
to suit someone, to be convenient
¿Te viene bien el sábado por la tarde?
a ver si
let's see if, used to float a plan
A ver si nos organizamos y quedamos ya.
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