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How to Say ‘See you later.’ in Mexican Spanish

Nos vemos al rato.

nohs BEH-mohs ahl RAH-toh

[nohs BEH-mohs ahl RAH-toh]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico al rato can mean anywhere from a few minutes to later today, so don't read it as a precise time.

Phrase Breakdown

Nos vemos

nohs BEH-mohs

See you

Literally 'we see each other'. It is a common goodbye. Say 'nohs BEH-mos'.

Example

Nos vemos mañana.

See you tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Nos

[nohs]

ourselves; each other

Reflexive pronoun showing a mutual action: 'we take care of each other.'

Example

Cuando alguien se enferma, Nos cuidamos mucho en casa.

When someone gets sick, we take care of each other a lot at home.

vemos

[BEH-mohs]

we see

From ver; in nos vemos it means see you or we'll see each other.

Example

Siempre vemos esa serie los viernes.

We always watch that series on Fridays.

al rato.

ahl RAH-toh

later.

A very Mexican expression for 'in a while' or 'later'. Roll the 'r' at the start of 'rato': 'ahl RRAH-to'.

Example

Te llamo al rato.

I'll call you later.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

in the (a + el)

Contraction of a + el; in 'al rato' it means 'in a little while'.

Example

Te llamo al rato.

I'll call you in a bit.

rato

[RAH-toh]

a while

A short period of time.

Example

Esperé un rato antes de llamarle.

I waited a while before calling you.

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