How to Say ‘No, the tacos first.’ in Mexican Spanish
No, primero los tacos.
noh pree-MEH-roh lohs tah-kohs
[noh pree-MEH-roh lohs tah-kohs]
Phrase Breakdown
No, primero
noh pree-MEH-roh
No, first
Say 'No' firmly, pause briefly, then say 'pri-ME-ro' with a soft tapped 'r'.
No, primero la tarea.
No, homework first.
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
No
'No' is used for negation in Spanish, meaning not or no in English.
No tengo dinero.
I don't have money.
primero
[pree-MEH-roh]
first
Adverb meaning before anything else.
Primero comemos.
First we eat.
los tacos.
lohs tah-kohs
the tacos.
Keep 'los' together with 'tacos' and stress 'TA-cos'.
Ya llegaron los tacos.
The tacos are here.
Words in this phrase
los
[lohs]
the
Definite article used to refer to a specific person or thing recognized by the speakers.
Los niños están en el parque.
The children are in the park.
tacos
[tah-kohs]
Tacos
Traditional Mexican dish consisting of a folded or rolled tortilla filled with various mixtures.
Hoy comí tacos de carnitas.
Today I ate carnitas tacos.
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