How to Say ‘They don't let me’ in Mexican Spanish
No me dejan
noh meh DEH-hahn
[noh meh DEH-hahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [dejan] is "they let/allow," but Spanish often uses "they" when no specific people are named: [No me dejan…] = "They won't let me…" You can reuse this with [No me dejan entrar] or [No me dejan pasar].
Phrase Breakdown
No
[noh]
no; not
Negation word used to say something is not allowed or not happening.
“No” me dejan bajar aquí.
They do “not” let me get out here.
me
[meh]
me
Object pronoun referring to yourself as the person affected.
A “me” no me dejan esperar mucho.
They don’t let “me” wait long.
dejan
[DEH-hahn]
they let; they allow
From dejar; here it means someone permits something.
No “dejan” al taxi quedarse en esa zona.
They don’t “allow” the taxi to stay in that area.
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