How to Say ‘Let's have a beer’ in Mexican Spanish
Vamos por una chela
VAH-mos pohr OO-nah CHEH-lah
[VAH-mos pohr OO-nah CHEH-lah]
💬 Usage Tip: ir por means "go get": voy por tacos "I'm going to get tacos".
Phrase Breakdown
Vamos
[VAH-mos]
Let's go
Used to express the desire or agreement to depart or engage in an activity.
Vamos al cine esta noche.
Let's go to the movies tonight.
por una chela
pohr OO-nah CHEH-lah
for a beer
'Chela' is Mexican slang for 'beer'. 'Ir por' means 'to go get'. Say 'pohr OO-nah CHEH-lah' and tap the 'r' lightly.
Voy por una chela fría.
I'm going to get a cold beer.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
for (to get)
With 'ir', means going to get or fetch something.
Voy por pan.
I'm going to get bread.
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
chela
[CHEH-lah]
beer
Mexican slang for a beer.
Me tomé una chela.
I had a beer.
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