How to Say ‘It already started.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ya empezó.
yah em-peh-SOH
[yah em-peh-SOH]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often leaves out [it] when the situation makes it obvious: [Ya empezó] literally just says [already started]. You'll do this a lot with things like flights, boarding, or the movie.
Phrase Breakdown
Ya
[yah]
already
Shows that something has happened by now.
Ya llaman a los pasajeros.
They are already calling passengers.
empezó
[em-peh-SOH]
started
Means that it began in the recent past.
La fila empezó a moverse.
The line started to move.
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