How to Say ‘Just don't let the meter run up too much.’ in Mexican Spanish
Nada más que no se nos suba mucho el taxímetro.
NAH-dah mahs keh noh seh nohs SOO-bah MOO-choh el tahk-SEE-meh-troh
[NAH-dah mahs keh noh seh nohs SOO-bah MOO-choh el tahk-SEE-meh-troh]
💬 Usage Tip: nada más que at the start means "just as long as". The se nos makes the meter running up sound like something that happens to both of you, not something the driver does.
Phrase Breakdown
Nada más que
NAH-dah mahs keh
Just as long as
This is a Mexican expression for 'only' or 'just'. It is followed by the subjunctive. Say it quickly: 'na-da-MÁS-que'.
Nada más que no llueva.
Just as long as it doesn't rain.
Words in this phrase
Nada
[NAH-dah]
nothing / anything
“Nada” means nothing. After a negative, it often translates as “anything.”
No hace falta traer nada a la comida.
There is no need to bring anything to the meal.
más
[mahs]
just (with 'nada')
Together with 'nada' forms 'just/only'.
Nada más un minuto.
Just one minute.
que
[keh]
that
Used to introduce a clause.
Quiero que lo sepas.
I want you to know.
no se nos suba mucho
noh seh nohs SOO-bah MOO-choh
it doesn't go up too much on us
'Subirse' means to go up. 'Se nos' shows it affects us. 'Suba' is the subjunctive form. The small words flow together.
Que no se nos suba el precio.
Hopefully the price doesn't go up on us.
Words in this phrase
no
[noh]
Not
A word used to make a negative statement.
No estoy seguro de esta ruta.
I am not sure about this route.
se
[seh]
(unplanned marker)
Se marks something happening on its own, affecting someone.
Se me olvidó.
I forgot it.
nos
[nohs]
to us
Nos is an indirect object pronoun meaning to us.
«Nos» da gusto que hayas vuelto a visitarnos.
"To us" it gives pleasure that you came back to visit us.
suba
[SOO-bah]
goes up
Subjunctive of subir, to rise or go up.
Ojalá no suba el precio.
Hopefully the price doesn't go up.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
a lot
Used to emphasize a strong degree or importance.
«Mucho» refuerza la frase «Me importa mucho».
“Mucho” strengthens the phrase “It matters to me a lot.”
el taxímetro.
el tahk-SEE-meh-troh
the taxi meter.
Keep the article with the noun. Stress: ta-XÍ-me-tro. The 'x' sounds like 'ks'.
Ponga el taxímetro, por favor.
Turn on the meter, please.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
taxímetro
[tahk-SEE-meh-troh]
Taximeter
A device in a taxi for calculating the fare based on the distance traveled and the waiting time.
El taxímetro estaba descompuesto.
The taximeter was broken.
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