How to Say ‘You owe me a dance’ in Mexican Spanish
Me debes un baile
may DEH-bes oon BAI-leh
[may DEH-bes oon BAI-leh]
Phrase Breakdown
Me debes
may DEH-bes
You owe me
'Deber' means to owe. The 'b' between vowels is soft, with the lips barely touching: 'DEH-bes'.
Me debes dinero.
You owe me money.
Words in this phrase
Me
[may]
me
A reflexive pronoun used for oneself in Spanish.
Me levanto temprano todos los días.
I get up early every day.
debes
[DEH-bes]
you owe
Form of 'deber' (to owe) for 'tú'.
Me debes cien pesos.
You owe me a hundred pesos.
un baile
oon BAI-leh
a dance
'Baile' sounds like 'BYE-leh'. Blend 'un' smoothly into it.
Vamos a un baile.
We're going to a dance.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for masculine singular nouns.
Cuando haces eso, eres un idiota.
When you do that, you are an idiot.
baile
[BAI-leh]
dance
Noun: a dance, one round of dancing.
¿Me concedes este baile?
May I have this dance?
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