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How to Say ‘We'll talk again in a bit.’ in Mexican Spanish

Ahorita hablamos otra vez.

ah-oh-REE-tah ah-BLAH-mohs OH-trah vehs

[ah-oh-REE-tah ah-BLAH-mohs OH-trah vehs]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico ahorita can mean anything from "right now" to "later, maybe." Don't take it as a firm timeline.

Phrase Breakdown

Ahorita hablamos

ah-oh-REE-tah ah-BLAH-mohs

We'll talk in a bit

'Ahorita' is very Mexican and means 'in a little while' (or sometimes 'right now'). 'Hablamos' is 'we talk', with the stress on 'BLA'.

Example

Ahorita hablamos, estoy manejando.

We'll talk in a bit, I'm driving.

Words in this phrase

Ahorita

[ah-oh-REE-tah]

in a bit / shortly

Mexican diminutive of ahora; can mean right now or in a little while.

Example

Ahorita te llamo.

I'll call you in a bit.

hablamos

[ah-BLAH-mohs]

we talk / we'll talk

Form of hablar for 'we'; present used for near future.

Example

Mañana hablamos.

We'll talk tomorrow.

otra vez.

OH-trah vehs

again

Literally 'another time'. Say it smoothly as 'O-tra-VES'. In Mexico the 'z' sounds like 's'.

Example

Dilo otra vez.

Say it again.

Words in this phrase

otra

[OH-trah]

another

Used to refer to one more or a different one, as in 'another time.'

Example

Podemos hablar en "otra" reunión después de la conferencia.

We can talk in another meeting after the conference.

vez

[vehs]

time

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future.

Example

La próxima vez será mejor.

Next time will be better.

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