How to Say ‘Next time it's my treat’ in Mexican Spanish
La próxima invito yo
lah PROHK-see-mah een-VEE-toh yoh
[lah PROHK-see-mah een-VEE-toh yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: la próxima is short for la próxima vez "next time"; the vez usually gets dropped in speech.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Accepting while promising to pay next time is the graceful way to give in. It also signals you'd like a second date.
Phrase Breakdown
La próxima
lah PROHK-see-mah
Next time
Short for 'la próxima vez'. Stress the first syllable of 'PRÓ-xi-ma'. The 'x' sounds like 'ks'.
La próxima vamos al cine.
Next time we'll go to the movies.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the one
Article used as a pronoun for a feminine noun already mentioned.
Quiero la de chocolate.
I want the chocolate one.
próxima
[PROHK-see-mah]
next (feminine)
Means the upcoming one; masculine 'próximo'.
Nos vemos la próxima semana.
See you next week.
invito yo
een-VEE-toh yoh
I'll pay / it's on me
Stress 'in-VI-to'. Putting 'yo' at the end emphasizes that you will be the one paying.
No te preocupes, invito yo.
Don't worry, it's on me.
Words in this phrase
invito
[een-VEE-toh]
I treat / I invite
From 'invitar'; offering to pay for something.
Yo te invito la cena.
Dinner's on me.
yo
[yoh]
I
The speaker or writer referring to themselves.
Yo prefiero el té al café.
I prefer tea over coffee.
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