How to Say ‘The flight is delayed.’ in Mexican Spanish
El vuelo está retrasado.
el BWEH-loh eh-STAH rreh-trah-SAH-doh
[el BWEH-loh eh-STAH rreh-trah-SAH-doh]
Phrase Breakdown
El vuelo
el BWEH-loh
The flight
'Vuelo' is said 'BUE-lo'. In Spanish, the 'v' sounds almost like a soft 'b'.
El vuelo es largo.
The flight is long.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the (masculine singular)
Definite article used for masculine singular nouns; “demo” is treated as masculine in common Mexican Spanish.
El demo empieza con una pantalla de bienvenida.
The demo starts with a welcome screen.
vuelo
[BWEH-loh]
flight
A trip by airplane; masculine noun.
Mi vuelo es a Cancún.
My flight is to Cancún.
está retrasado.
eh-STAH rreh-trah-SAH-doh
is delayed
'Retrasado' starts with a strongly rolled 'r', and you stress 'SA': 're-tra-SA-do'. 'Está' describes a temporary state.
El tren está retrasado.
The train is delayed.
Words in this phrase
está
[eh-STAH]
is
A form of 'estar' meaning 'is,' used for location or temporary states.
Está cerca del hotel.
It is near the hotel.
retrasado
[rreh-trah-SAH-doh]
delayed
Late, postponed to a later time; used with 'estar'.
El tren está retrasado.
The train is delayed.
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