How to Say ‘I'll drink it and then I'm leaving.’ in Mexican Spanish
Me la tomo y ya me voy.
meh lah TOH-moh ee yah meh BOY
[meh lah TOH-moh ee yah meh BOY]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Saying upfront that you'll leave after one drink is a polite way to set limits. It's best taken at face value, not as an invitation to persuade.
Phrase Breakdown
Me la tomo
meh lah TOH-moh
I'll drink it
'La' is the drink. Link the words together: 'me-la-TO-mo'.
Me la tomo rápido.
I'll drink it quickly.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
(emphatic, myself)
Pronoun used with 'tomarse', to drink up.
Me tomo un café.
I'll have a coffee.
la
[lah]
it / her
Refers to a feminine noun like la reservación or la mesa.
La dejo confirmada después de verificar disponibilidad.
I leave it confirmed after checking availability.
tomo
[TOH-moh]
I drink
First person of 'tomar'.
Tomo agua todos los días.
I drink water every day.
y ya me voy.
ee yah meh BOY
and then I'm off.
'Y ya' blends into 'i-ya'. It means you'll leave right after.
Termino esto y ya me voy.
I'll finish this and then I'm off.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
ya
[yah]
already / now
Shows that something has happened by now or has finally started happening.
Ya puede salir un rato al jardín.
She can go out to the garden for a little while now.
me
[meh]
(part of 'irse', to leave)
Reflexive pronoun making 'irse', to leave.
Ya me voy a dormir.
I'm off to sleep now.
voy
[BOY]
I leave / I'm off
With 'me', 'me voy' means I'm leaving.
Me voy a casa.
I'm heading home.
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