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How to Say ‘Here, it's written down on this little piece of paper.’ in Mexican Spanish

Aquí lo tiene apuntado en este papelito.

ah-KEE loh TYEH-neh ah-poon-TAH-doh en ES-teh pah-peh-LEE-toh

[ah-KEE loh TYEH-neh ah-poon-TAH-doh en ES-teh pah-peh-LEE-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Aquí lo tiene apuntado

ah-KEE loh TYEH-neh ah-poon-TAH-doh

Here you have it written down

'Apuntado' means 'written down or noted'. Say it 'ah-poon-TA-do'.

Example

Tengo su teléfono apuntado.

I have your phone number written down.

Words in this phrase

Aquí

[ah-KEE]

here

Indicates this place or this company/location.

Example

«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.

“Aquí” refers to this workplace.

[loh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified.

Example

Lo supe cuando llegué.

I knew it when I arrived.

tiene

[TYEH-neh]

here you go (you have)

With aquí, a polite phrase when handing something over.

Example

Aquí tiene su café.

Here's your coffee.

apuntado

[ah-poon-TAH-doh]

written down

Past participle of 'apuntar', to jot down.

Example

Tengo el número apuntado.

I have the number written down.

en este papelito.

en ES-teh pah-peh-LEE-toh

on this little piece of paper.

The diminutive '-ito' sounds friendly. Stress 'LEE': 'pa-peh-LEE-to'.

Example

Escríbalo en este papelito.

Write it on this little piece of paper.

Words in this phrase

[en]

in / on

A preposition indicating location.

Example

Queremos sentarnos "En" la parte tranquila del restaurante.

We want to sit in the quiet part of the restaurant.

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?”

papelito

[pah-peh-LEE-toh]

little piece of paper

Diminutive of 'papel'.

Example

Escríbelo en un papelito.

Write it on a little piece of paper.

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