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How to Say ‘Not everyone does’ in Mexican Spanish

No todos lo hacen

noh TOH-dohs loh AH-sehn

[noh TOH-dohs loh AH-sehn]

💬 Usage Tip: lo hacen "do it" stands in for an action already mentioned, much like "do" alone in English: yo también lo hago "I do too".

Phrase Breakdown

No todos

noh TOH-dohs

Not everyone

'No' negates 'todos' (all/everyone). Say it smoothly: 'no-TO-dos'.

Example

No todos vinieron a la fiesta.

Not everyone came to the party.

Words in this phrase

No

[noh]

no / not

Negates the verb to show something is not working.

Example

No funciona el calentador del agua.

The water heater is not working.

todos

[TOH-dohs]

everyone / all

Refers to all the people in a group.

Example

Todos celebraron la jugada.

Everyone celebrated the play.

lo hacen

loh AH-sehn

do it

'Lo' means 'it' and goes before the verb 'hacen' (they do). The 'h' is silent: 'lo-A-sen'.

Example

Ellos lo hacen todos los días.

They do it every day.

Words in this phrase

lo

[loh]

It

Direct object pronoun for an object or a situation.

Example

Lo vi ayer.

I saw it yesterday.

hacen

[AH-sehn]

they do

Third person plural of 'hacer'.

Example

Ellos lo hacen bien.

They do it well.

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