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How to Say ‘Now tap this button and speak out loud.’ in Mexican Spanish

Ahora toque este botón y hable en voz alta.

ah-OH-rah TOH-keh ES-teh boh-TOHN ee AH-bleh en vohs AHL-tah

[ah-OH-rah TOH-keh ES-teh boh-TOHN ee AH-bleh en vohs AHL-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: tocar becomes toque, not "toce": the u is added to keep the hard k sound before e. buscar does the same and becomes busque.

Phrase Breakdown

Ahora toque

ah-OH-rah TOH-keh

Now touch / press

'Ahora' means 'now' and the 'h' is silent: a-O-ra. 'Toque' is the formal command of 'tocar'.

Example

Ahora toque la pantalla.

Now touch the screen.

Words in this phrase

Ahora

[ah-OH-rah]

Now

Refers to the present moment in time.

Example

Ahora vamos a discutir la ruta.

Now we are going to discuss the route.

toque

[TOH-keh]

touch / tap

Formal command (usted) of tocar, to touch.

Example

Toque la pantalla.

Tap the screen.

este botón

ES-teh boh-TOHN

this button

'Este' means 'this' (masculine). 'Botón' has a written accent, so stress the last syllable: bo-TÓN.

Example

Este botón no funciona.

This button doesn't work.

Words in this phrase

este

[ES-teh]

this

A demonstrative adjective used to point out something near the speaker.

Example

Señalé este asiento al decir: «¿está libre este lugar?».

I pointed to this seat when saying, “is this spot free?”

botón

[boh-TOHN]

button

Masculine noun for a button, physical or on screen.

Example

El botón es rojo.

The button is red.

y hable en voz alta.

ee AH-bleh en vohs AHL-tah

and speak out loud.

'Y' (and) blends into 'hable' and sounds like 'ya-ble'. The 'z' in 'voz' sounds like 's'.

Example

Respire y hable en voz alta.

Breathe and speak out loud.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to join words or ideas.

Example

«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».

“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”

hable

[AH-bleh]

speak

Formal command (usted) of hablar, to speak.

Example

Hable más despacio.

Speak more slowly.

[en]

A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.

Example

«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».

“En” places the action within “In a team.”

voz

[vohs]

voice

Sound produced by humans speaking or singing.

Example

Me gusta escuchar tu voz.

I like listening to your voice.

alta

[AHL-tah]

loud / high

Feminine of alto; with voz it means aloud.

Example

Lea en voz alta.

Read aloud.

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