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How to Say ‘At leisure’ in Mexican Spanish

Con calma

kohn KAHL-mah

[kohn KAHL-mah]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: [Con calma] often means "when there's time" or "without rushing," not just literally "calmly." In Mexico, it's a natural way to suggest continuing a conversation later.

Phrase Breakdown

Con

[kohn]

with

Preposition used to indicate manner or accompaniment.

Example

Con calma podemos revisar tu propuesta.

With calm, we can review your proposal.

calma

[KAHL-mah]

calm / ease

Here it means doing something slowly and without rush.

Example

Con calma podemos hablar de los siguientes pasos.

At ease we can talk about the next steps.

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