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How to Say ‘They're going to call you’ in Mexican Spanish

Lo van a llamar

loh bahn ah yah-MAHR

[loh bahn ah yah-MAHR]

💬 Usage Tip: lo is the polite "you" when speaking to a man. A woman would hear La van a llamar.

Phrase Breakdown

Lo van

loh bahn

They are going to (you)

'Lo' is formal 'you' (for a man) and 'van' means 'they go'. Say: lo-VAN.

Example

Lo van a ayudar.

They're going to help you.

Words in this phrase

[loh]

you (formal, masculine)

Object pronoun referring to 'usted' when masculine.

Example

Lo veo mañana, señor.

I'll see you tomorrow, sir.

van

[bahn]

they are going (to)

With 'a' + infinitive, forms the near future: they will.

Example

Van a revisar sus papeles.

They are going to check your papers.

a llamar

ah yah-MAHR

call

'Ir a' + verb expresses the near future. In Mexico 'll' sounds like a y: a-ya-MAR.

Example

Voy a llamar a mi mamá.

I'm going to call my mom.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.

Example

Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.

I'm going to the table of international companies.

llamar

[yah-MAHR]

to call

Infinitive meaning to call someone, by name or phone.

Example

Voy a llamar a mi hermano.

I'm going to call my brother.

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