How to Say ‘If you don't make it’ in Mexican Spanish
Si no alcanzas
see noh ahl-KAHN-sahs
[see noh ahl-KAHN-sahs]
💬 Usage Tip: alcanzar literally means "to reach", but in Mexico it often means making it in time. Swap in: No alcanzo "I won't make it".
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Your in-law may call you tú while you keep calling them usted. That one-way difference is normal and respectful, so don't switch until they invite you to.
Phrase Breakdown
Si
[see]
if
Introduces a condition or option.
Si quieres, te escribo mañana.
If you want, I’ll write to you tomorrow.
no
[noh]
not
Used to make a word or group of words negative.
No voy a ir.
I am not going.
alcanzas
[ahl-KAHN-sahs]
you make it (in time)
From 'alcanzar'; here, to manage to arrive or have time.
¿Alcanzas a llegar a las ocho?
Can you make it by eight?
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