How to Say ‘I'm craving them.’ in Mexican Spanish
Se me antojan.
seh meh ahn-TOH-hahn
[seh meh ahn-TOH-hahn]
💬 Usage Tip: antojar works like gustar: the verb matches the food, not you. Use Se me antojan for more than one thing and Se me antoja for one, as in Se me antoja un café "I feel like a coffee".
🇲🇽 In Mexico: antojo "craving" is an everyday word in Mexico. Saying something se me antoja is the natural way to say you're in the mood for it.
Phrase Breakdown
Se
[seh]
(part of 'antojarse')
Reflexive pronoun used with 'antojarse', to crave; not translated on its own.
Se me antoja un café.
I'm craving a coffee.
me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
antojan
[ahn-TOH-hahn]
I'm craving them
From 'antojarse': to feel like eating something; very common in Mexico.
Se me antojan unos tamales.
I'm craving some tamales.
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