How to Say ‘It got a little squished’ in Mexican Spanish
Se aplastó un poquito
seh ah-plahs-TOH oon poh-KEE-toh
[seh ah-plahs-TOH oon poh-KEE-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Using se like this makes it sound like the squishing just happened, with nobody to blame. Same pattern: se rompió "it broke", se cayó "it fell".
Phrase Breakdown
Se aplastó
seh ah-plahs-TOH
It got squashed
'Aplastarse' means 'to get crushed or squashed.' Stress the final 'ó': seh ah-plahs-TOH.
El pastel se aplastó en el carro.
The cake got squashed in the car.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
it / itself
Se helps build the expression and gives the sense of something being felt.
Se siente como en familia cuando todos apoyan juntos.
It feels like family when everyone supports together.
aplastó
[ah-plahs-TOH]
got squashed
Past tense of 'aplastarse', to get crushed or flattened.
El pastel se aplastó en el coche.
The cake got squashed in the car.
un poquito
oon poh-KEE-toh
a little bit
'Poquito' is the diminutive of 'poco' (little). Mexicans use it very often to soften what they say: oon poh-KEE-toh.
Espérame un poquito.
Wait for me a little bit.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
poquito
[poh-KEE-toh]
little bit
A casual, friendly way to say a small amount.
Me puse nervioso un Poquito con esa jugada.
I got a little nervous with that play.
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