How to Say ‘Sometimes’ in Mexican Spanish
A veces
ah BEH-sehs
[ah BEH-sehs]
💬 Usage Tip: A veces literally means “at times.” Easy chunk to memorize and use often.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In family cooking, a veces can hint that a dish is made on special days, not every day.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
at / sometimes part of phrase
In the phrase a veces, a helps form the expression meaning sometimes.
A veces cocino con mi abuela.
Sometimes I cook with my grandmother.
veces
[BEH-sehs]
times
Plural of vez; in a veces it helps mean sometimes.
A veces hacemos tortillas para la cena.
Sometimes we make tortillas for dinner.
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