Phrase · ⏳ What are you doing right now?
¿Te llamo después? Estoy en una reunión.
Can I call you later? I'm in a meeting.
A2postponing a callinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
¿Te1object pronounyou, to youtú · 2nd sing.llamo1verbI callllamar · present · 1st sing.despuésadverbafter, later?Estoy2verbI amestar · present · 1st sing.enprepositionin, on, atunadeterminerauno · fem. · sing. · indefinitereunión2nounmeetingfem. · sing..
- Te → llamo: object
- llamo → después: when
- una → reunión: agree f.s
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1¿Te llamo…?: the present for an offer about the near future. Present tense: spelling-change verbs and other uses of the present →
- 2estar en una reunión = to be in a meeting (estar for location). Estar and hay: location and existence →