How to Say ‘We can stay’ in Mexican Spanish
Podemos quedarnos
po-DEH-mohs keh-DAR-nohs
[po-DEH-mohs keh-DAR-nohs]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quedarse] often means [to remain/stay], and when you add another phrase it can mean [end up being/doing]: [quedarnos de brazos cruzados]. Same idea in [se quedó callado] = [he stayed / went quiet].
Phrase Breakdown
Podemos
[po-DEH-mohs]
We can
Indicates a possibility or ability for a group including the speaker.
Podemos hacerlo.
We can do it.
quedarnos
[keh-DAR-nohs]
stay
To remain in a place or situation.
Quedarnos aquí es lo mejor.
Staying here is the best option.
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