How to Say ‘Bite the cake!’ in Mexican Spanish
¡Que le muerda!
keh leh MWEHR-dah
[keh leh MWEHR-dah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Guests chant this after the song so the birthday person takes a bite straight from the cake. Expect someone to push their face into it, so be ready to laugh it off.
Phrase Breakdown
Que
[keh]
that / may
A very common word meaning 'that'; in wishes like 'que le vaya bien,' it introduces a hope or wish.
Espero que tengas un buen día.
I hope you have a good day.
le
[leh]
it (the cake)
Indirect object pronoun; here it refers to the cake, which the birthday person bites.
Quiero darle una mordida.
I want to take a bite of it.
muerda
[MWEHR-dah]
bite
Subjunctive of 'morder' (to bite); a Mexican tradition chant urging the birthday person to bite the cake.
Espero que el perro no muerda.
I hope the dog doesn't bite.
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