How to Say ‘Don't tell anyone’ in Mexican Spanish
No le cuentes a nadie
noh leh KWEN-tehs ah NAH-dyeh
[noh leh KWEN-tehs ah NAH-dyeh]
Phrase Breakdown
No le cuentes
noh leh KWEN-tehs
Don't tell
A negative command of 'contar' (to tell). 'Le' anticipates the person, 'nadie'.
No le cuentes a tu mamá.
Don't tell your mom.
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
do not
Used to form the negative of the verb have.
No tengo un coche ahora.
I do not have a car now.
le
[leh]
(to someone)
Indirect object pronoun, redundant with 'a nadie'.
No le digas a nadie.
Don't tell anyone.
cuentes
[KWEN-tehs]
you tell
Subjunctive of 'contar', to tell.
Quiero que me cuentes todo.
I want you to tell me everything.
a nadie
ah NAH-dyeh
anyone
'Nadie' means nobody. Spanish uses a double negative here: 'no... a nadie'.
No veo a nadie.
I don't see anyone.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
nadie
[NAH-dyeh]
nobody / anyone
Pronoun meaning no one; 'anyone' after a negative.
No vino nadie.
Nobody came.
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