How to Say ‘I already had a beer.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ya me tomé una cerveza.
yah meh toh-MEH OO-nah sehr-BEH-sah
[yah meh toh-MEH OO-nah sehr-BEH-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding me to tomar gives it a sense of drinking something all down: me tomé una cerveza "I had (and finished) a beer". You'll hear the same with eating: me comí todo "I ate it all".
Phrase Breakdown
Ya me tomé
yah meh toh-MEH
I already had (drank)
'Me tomé' with 'me' sounds natural in Mexico when talking about having a drink. Stress 'MÉ'.
Ya me tomé el café.
I already had my coffee.
Words in this phrase
Ya
[yah]
Already
'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.
Ya terminé mis tareas.
I have already finished my homework.
me
[meh]
(emphatic, myself)
Pronoun used with 'tomarse' to stress having a drink.
Me comí todo el pastel.
I ate the whole cake.
tomé
[toh-MEH]
I drank / I had
Past tense of 'tomar', to drink.
Tomé un café en la mañana.
I had a coffee in the morning.
una cerveza.
OO-nah sehr-BEH-sah
a beer.
In Mexico, 'c' before 'e' sounds like 's': 'ser-VE-sa'.
Quiero una cerveza bien fría.
I want a really cold beer.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
cerveza
[sehr-BEH-sah]
beer
A common word for beer in restaurants and bars.
Para tomar algo, pido: Una cerveza, por favor.
To have a drink, I ask: A beer, please.
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