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How to Say ‘I'm not coming out.’ in Mexican Spanish

No voy a salir.

noh boy ah sah-LEER

[noh boy ah sah-LEER]

💬 Usage Tip: voy a plus an action word is the everyday way to talk about what you're going to do. For example: No voy a hablar "I'm not going to talk."

Phrase Breakdown

No voy

noh boy

I'm not going

'No' makes the sentence negative, and 'voy' means 'I go' or 'I'm going'. The 'v' sounds close to a soft 'b'.

Example

No voy hoy.

I'm not going today.

Words in this phrase

[noh]

not

Used to make a word or group of words negative.

Example

No voy a ir.

I am not going.

voy

[boy]

I am going

First-person form of ir, used to say what you are going to do.

Example

Voy a llamar al plomero hoy si no hay agua caliente.

I am going to call the plumber today if there is no hot water.

a salir.

ah sah-LEER

to come out.

'Ir a' plus a verb expresses a future action, and 'salir' means 'to go out' or 'to come out'. Stress the end: sa-LIR.

Example

Voy a salir.

I'm going to go out.

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.

salir

[sah-LEER]

to go out / to leave

Verb meaning to exit a place or go outside.

Example

Quiero salir de la casa.

I want to leave the house.

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