No puedo hablar..........

Question

No puedo hablar ahora, tengo unos invitados. Te lllamaré a las 10.00 de la noche.

I can't speak right now, I have some guests I will calll you at 10.00pm.

Thank you

Looks ok to me. - 0074b507, Dec 7, 2011

Answer 1

I can't speak right now, I have some guests I will calll you at 10.00pm.

Ahora mismo, no puedo hablar. A las 10, te llamo.

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No puedo hablar contigo en este momento. A las diez, te llamaré.

Unless you're talking to someone at 9:00AM, the "de la noche" is irrelevant and a native speaker would not say it unless there was a need to differentiate. It is more precise to say "ahora mismo", which means "en este mismo instante". Also, it's very common in casual conversation to use the present tense form of the verb to speak of the future, and yes, it is grammatically correct. "Ahora" by itself doesn't really convey the sense of "right now".

Just my thoughts.....

yeah if you say "te llamaré" in Spanish it's like "I'll call you (if I can, god willing)" it is less certain than the present simple. - rabbitwho, Dec 7, 2011

Answer 2

The only change I would make would be to add 'te' and change 'ahora' to 'en este momento' - no puedo hablarte en este momento; but that may just be personal preference