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How to Say ‘Look, dawn has already come.’ in Mexican Spanish

Mira que ya amaneció.

MEE-rah keh yah ah-mah-neh-SYOH

[MEE-rah keh yah ah-mah-neh-SYOH]

Phrase Breakdown

Mira que

MEE-rah keh

Look, (see that)

Say 'MEE-rah keh'. The 'r' is a single soft tap. 'Mira que' draws attention to something.

Example

Mira que bonito día.

Look what a beautiful day.

Words in this phrase

Mira

[MEE-rah]

Look

To direct your eyes in order to see something.

Example

Mira, prefiero ir por ese camino.

Look, I prefer to go that way.

que

[keh]

that

A conjunction used to connect clauses, often translated as that.

Example

Pienso que el diseño funciona bien.

I think that the design works well.

ya amaneció.

yah ah-mah-neh-SYOH

the day has already dawned.

Say 'yah ah-mah-neh-SYOH'. Blend the two 'a' sounds together, and stress the final 'ó'.

Example

Ya amaneció, vamos a desayunar.

It's already morning, let's have breakfast.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

already

Shows that something has happened by now.

Example

Ya llaman a los pasajeros.

They are already calling passengers.

amaneció

[ah-mah-neh-SYOH]

dawn broke

Past tense of 'amanecer', meaning the day began or the sun came up.

Example

Ya amaneció y hace frío.

The day has dawned and it's cold.

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