How to Say ‘There was a lot of traffic’ in Mexican Spanish
Hubo mucho tráfico
OO-boh MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh
[OO-boh MOO-choh TRAH-fee-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: hubo is the past form of hay "there is/are". It never changes for plurals: hubo muchos coches "there were a lot of cars".
Phrase Breakdown
Hubo
[OO-boh]
there was / there were
Past tense of 'haber' used to say that something happened or existed.
Hubo una fiesta con toda la familia.
There was a party with the whole family.
mucho
[MOO-choh]
a lot of
Mucho intensifies the feeling, meaning a lot of or very much.
Les da «mucho» gusto que traigas flores sencillas.
It gives them "a lot of" pleasure that you bring simple flowers.
tráfico
[TRAH-fee-koh]
traffic
Vehicles on the road; a common excuse for higher fares.
Hay mucho tráfico en la ciudad.
There's a lot of traffic in the city.
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