EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH
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16 results- Hands up.Manos arriba.
“Manos arriba.” means “Hands up.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a hands-up posture instruction in an appropriate safety/game context.
- Because of traffic.Por el tráfico.
“Por el tráfico.” means “Because of traffic.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a delay in direct response to Why are you running late.
- Since then.Desde entonces.
“Desde entonces.” means “Since then.” in Mexican Spanish. Desde marks a starting point in time; durante/por describe a duration.
- At the same time.Al mismo tiempo.
“Al mismo tiempo.” means “At the same time.” in Mexican Spanish. Say events/actions happen simultaneously.
- Tea or coffee?¿Té o café?
“¿Té o café?” means “Tea or coffee?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer a choice between tea and coffee during hospitality/ordering.
- For the first time.Por primera vez.
“Por primera vez.” means “For the first time.” in Mexican Spanish. Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.
- Sooner or later.Tarde o temprano.
“Tarde o temprano.” means “Sooner or later.” in Mexican Spanish. Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.
- Many times.Muchas veces.
“Muchas veces.” means “Many times.” in Mexican Spanish. Answer how often/how many occasions with many times.
- Thank God.Gracias a Dios.
“Gracias a Dios.” means “Thank God.” in Mexican Spanish. Conventional relief expression with religious wording.
- On the street.En la calle.
“En la calle.” means “On the street.” in Mexican Spanish. Give the ordinary physical street location in reply to a location question.
- Inside or outside?¿Adentro o afuera?
“¿Adentro o afuera?” means “Inside or outside?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.
- At the traffic light.En el semáforo.
“En el semáforo.” means “At the traffic light.” in Mexican Spanish. Name a traffic signal as a navigation landmark in a contextual answer.
- At any time.En cualquier momento.
“En cualquier momento.” means “At any time.” in Mexican Spanish. Give flexible timing as a short contextual scheduling answer.
- One by one.Uno por uno.
“Uno por uno.” means “One by one.” in Mexican Spanish. Request or describe doing things one by one.
- All of a sudden.De repente.
“De repente.” means “All of a sudden.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe an unexpected sudden event.
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