Questions & Answers about Nos vemos en el vestíbulo del hotel a las ocho.
What does nos vemos literally mean, and why is it used here?
Literally, nos vemos means we see each other.
In real Spanish, though, it is very commonly used to mean see you, we’ll see each other, or I’ll see you in a future meeting context.
So in this sentence, Nos vemos en el vestíbulo del hotel a las ocho means something like:
- We’ll see each other in the hotel lobby at eight
- more naturally in English: See you in the hotel lobby at eight
It is a very normal, natural expression.
Why is there a nos in nos vemos?
Nos is the reciprocal/reflexive pronoun for we.
Here it shows that the action happens mutually: we see each other.
Compare:
- vemos = we see
- nos vemos = we see each other
So the nos is important because without it, the meaning changes.
Why is vemos in the present tense if the meeting is in the future?