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How to Say ‘See you in a bit.’ in Mexican Spanish

Al ratito nos vemos.

ahl rah-TEE-toh nohs BEH-mohs

[ahl rah-TEE-toh nohs BEH-mohs]

Phrase Breakdown

Al ratito

ahl rah-TEE-toh

In a little while

A very Mexican expression for 'later' or 'soon'. Stress ra-TI-to. The 'r' at the start of a word is rolled.

Example

Al ratito te llamo.

I'll call you in a bit.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

in the (al ratito = in a little while)

Contraction of 'a' + 'el'.

Example

Al ratito te llamo.

I'll call you in a bit.

ratito

[rah-TEE-toh]

little while

Diminutive of 'rato'; a short moment of time, very common in Mexico.

Example

Espérame un ratito.

Wait for me a little while.

nos vemos.

nohs BEH-mohs

see you.

Literally 'we see each other'. It is a common goodbye. Stress: nos VE-mos. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b'.

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.

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