How to Say ‘Go to hell!’ in Mexican Spanish
¡Vete al diablo!
BEH-teh ahl dee-AH-bloh
[BEH-teh ahl dee-AH-bloh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: It's fairly mild, roughly like "get lost", and can be said half-jokingly.
Phrase Breakdown
Vete
[BEH-teh]
Go
Commands someone to leave or go away
Cuando alguien me molesta, a veces digo: ¡Vete al diablo!
When someone annoys me, I sometimes say: Go to hell!
al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of a + el, commonly used before masculine singular nouns like evento.
Llegué Al evento temprano para hacer contactos.
I arrived at the event early to network.
diablo
[dee-AH-bloh]
devil
Represents a cursed or undesirable place
Si sigues actuando así, vete al diablo.
If you keep acting like that, go to hell.
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