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

Nos vemos al rato

nohs BEH-mohs ahl RAH-toh

[nohs BEH-mohs ahl RAH-toh]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: al rato is flexible in Mexico. It can mean in ten minutes or later today, so don't take it as a precise time.

Phrase Breakdown

Nos vemos

nohs BEH-mohs

See you

This literally means 'we see each other'. Stress 'VE-mos', and remember 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 see each other.

Example

Nos vemos en la cita.

See you at the appointment.

al rato

ahl RAH-toh

in a bit

This is a very Mexican expression for 'later' or 'in a while'. Roll the 'r': 'al RRA-to'.

Example

Te llamo al rato.

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.

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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