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How to Say ‘Sometimes I don't speak much in meetings.’ in Mexican Spanish

A veces hablo poco en las juntas.

ah BEH-sehs AH-bloh POH-koh en lahs HOON-tahs

[ah BEH-sehs AH-bloh POH-koh en lahs HOON-tahs]

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Phrase Breakdown

A veces

ah BEH-sehs

Sometimes

A common expression for frequency. Say it as one word: a-VE-ces. In Mexico the 'c' sounds like an 's'.

Example

A veces como tacos.

Sometimes I eat tacos.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used before clock times to say when something happens.

Example

Salgo a las cinco.

I leave at five.

veces

[BEH-sehs]

times

Plural of 'vez', used to count occurrences.

Example

Llamé tres veces.

I called three times.

hablo poco

AH-bloh POH-koh

I speak little

The 'h' in 'hablo' is silent: A-blo. 'Poco' means 'little' or 'not much'.

Example

Hablo poco inglés.

I speak a little English.

Words in this phrase

hablo

[AH-bloh]

I speak

First-person present of 'hablar' (to speak).

Example

Hablo con mi mamá.

I speak with my mom.

poco

[POH-koh]

little / a bit

Used to indicate a small amount of information or time.

Example

Primero cuento un Poco sobre los valores de la empresa.

First I tell a little about the company's values.

en las juntas.

en lahs HOON-tahs

in the meetings

'Juntas' is the Mexican word for meetings at work. Link 'en las' smoothly before the noun.

Example

Hay café en las juntas.

There is coffee in the meetings.

Words in this phrase

[en]

A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.

Example

«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».

“En” places the action within “In a team.”

las

[lahs]

the

Plural definite article used with plural nouns like 'gracias.'

Example

"las" palabras de tu mensaje fueron muy profesionales.

The words in your message were very professional.

juntas

[HOON-tahs]

meetings

Plural of 'junta', the common Mexican word for a work meeting.

Example

Hoy tengo dos juntas.

Today I have two meetings.

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