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How to Say ‘I'll just finish this email.’ in Mexican Spanish

Nada más termino este correo.

NAH-dah mahs tehr-MEE-noh ES-te koh-RREH-oh

[NAH-dah mahs tehr-MEE-noh ES-te koh-RREH-oh]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is a polite way to ask someone to wait without saying no. Hang around nearby or come back shortly.

Phrase Breakdown

Nada más

NAH-dah mahs

Just / Let me just

A very Mexican way to say 'just' or 'only'. Stress the end of 'más': na-da-MÁS.

Example

Nada más quiero un café.

I just want a coffee.

Words in this phrase

Nada

[NAH-dah]

just (with 'más')

In 'nada más' it means 'just' or 'only'.

Example

Nada más quiero un café.

I just want a coffee.

más

[mahs]

just (with 'nada')

Together with 'nada' forms 'just/only'.

Example

Nada más un minuto.

Just one minute.

termino este correo.

tehr-MEE-noh ES-te koh-RREH-oh

finish this email.

'Correo' means email (short for 'correo electrónico'). Roll the 'rr': co-RRE-o.

Example

Ya termino este correo.

I'm almost done with this email.

Words in this phrase

termino

[tehr-MEE-noh]

I finish

First person present of 'terminar'.

Example

Termino a las seis.

I finish at six.

este

[ES-te]

This

Referring to something that is close in time or space.

Example

Este lunes tenemos una reunión.

This Monday we have a meeting.

correo

[koh-RREH-oh]

“Correo” in a conference context usually means email, not physical mail.

Example

Te la mando por correo para que la revises con calma.

I’ll send it to you by email so you can review it calmly.

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