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How to Say ‘So they don't go looking for me’ in Mexican Spanish

Para que no me anden buscando

PAH-rah keh noh meh AHN-den boos-KAHN-doh

[PAH-rah keh noh meh AHN-den boos-KAHN-doh]

💬 Usage Tip: andar plus an -ando verb means doing something here and there, or on and off. For example: anda trabajando "he's off working somewhere".

Phrase Breakdown

Para que

PAH-rah keh

So that

Introduces a purpose. In casual speech it often sounds like 'pa-ra-ke'.

Example

Te llamo para que sepas.

I'm calling you so that you know.

Words in this phrase

Para

[PAH-rah]

to / in order to

Shows the purpose of the call.

Example

Llamo para confirmar una reservación. Es para hoy.

I am calling to confirm a reservation. It is for today.

que

[keh]

that

Used to specify something.

Example

Muéstrame 'lo que' compraste.

Show me 'what' you bought.

no me anden buscando

noh meh AHN-den boos-KAHN-doh

they won't be looking for me

'Andar buscando' means 'to go around looking for'. Stress AN-den bus-CAN-do.

Example

No me anden buscando, voy a estar ocupado.

Don't go looking for me, I'll be busy.

Words in this phrase

[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.

[meh]

to me / me

Indirect object pronoun used with verbs like interesar to mean 'to me'.

Example

Me interesa trabajar en marketing.

I am interested in working in marketing.

anden

[AHN-den]

go around

Subjunctive of 'andar'; with a gerund, to be going around doing.

Example

No anden gritando.

Don't go around shouting.

buscando

[boos-KAHN-doh]

looking for

Gerund of 'buscar', to search.

Example

Estoy buscando mi celular.

I'm looking for my phone.

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