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How to Say ‘No, my friends already left.’ in Mexican Spanish

No, mis amigas ya se fueron.

noh mees ah-MEE-gahs yah seh FWEH-rohn

[noh mees ah-MEE-gahs yah seh FWEH-rohn]

Phrase Breakdown

No, mis amigas

noh mees ah-MEE-gahs

No, my (female) friends

Pause briefly after 'No', then link 'mis amigas' as 'mi-sa-MI-gas'.

Example

No, mis amigas no vienen hoy.

No, my friends aren't coming today.

Words in this phrase

No

[noh]

No

A word used to negate or express refusal.

Example

No vengo muy seguido a este bar.

I don't come to this bar very often.

mis

[mees]

my

A possessive adjective meaning "my" in the plural form.

Example

Ceno Con mis padres esta noche.

I’m having dinner with my parents tonight.

amigas

[ah-MEE-gahs]

friends (female)

Plural feminine of 'amigo'.

Example

Salí con mis amigas.

I went out with my friends.

ya se fueron.

yah seh FWEH-rohn

already left

Past tense of 'irse' (to leave), with 'ya' for already. Stress 'FUE'.

Example

Mis papás ya se fueron.

My parents already left.

Words in this phrase

ya

[yah]

Already

'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.

Example

Ya terminé mis tareas.

I have already finished my homework.

se

[seh]

(part of 'irse', to leave)

Reflexive pronoun that turns 'ir' into 'irse', to leave.

Example

Ellos se fueron temprano.

They left early.

fueron

[FWEH-rohn]

they went

Past tense of 'ir'; with 'se' it means they left.

Example

Se fueron a su casa.

They went home.

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