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How to Say ‘He's not in’ in Mexican Spanish

No está

noh ehs-TAH

[noh ehs-TAH]

💬 Usage Tip: está is used for where someone is right now, so no está means he's not here at the moment. The same phrase works for a woman: "she's not in."

Phrase Breakdown

No

[noh]

not

Used to make a word or group of words negative.

Example

No voy a ir.

I am not going.

está

[ehs-TAH]

is (located)

Third-person form of 'estar', used for location or presence.

Example

Su licencia está en el carro.

Your license is in the car.

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