How to Say ‘Have a seat, I'll bring it right away.’ in Mexican Spanish
Siéntate, ahorita te lo traigo.
SYEN-tah-teh ah-oh-REE-tah teh loh TRAI-goh
[SYEN-tah-teh ah-oh-REE-tah teh loh TRAI-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: When telling someone to do something, words like te attach to the end of the verb: sienta + te = siéntate. The written accent keeps the stress on the same syllable. Same for cállate "be quiet".
Phrase Breakdown
Siéntate,
SYEN-tah-teh
Sit down,
An informal command from 'sentarse'. Stress the first syllable: SYEN-tah-teh.
Siéntate aquí, por favor.
Sit here, please.
Words in this phrase
Siéntate
[SYEN-tah-teh]
sit down
Informal command of 'sentarse'.
Siéntate aquí conmigo.
Sit here with me.
ahorita te lo traigo.
ah-oh-REE-tah teh loh TRAI-goh
I'll bring it to you right away.
'Ahorita' means 'in a moment', and 'te lo traigo' means 'I'll bring it to you'. Say it smoothly in one breath.
Espera, ahorita te lo traigo.
Wait, I'll bring it to you in a moment.
Words in this phrase
ahorita
[ah-oh-REE-tah]
in a bit / shortly
Mexican diminutive of ahora; can mean right now or in a little while.
Ahorita te llamo.
I'll call you in a bit.
te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.
Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.
If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.
lo
[loh]
It
Direct object pronoun for an object or a situation.
Lo vi ayer.
I saw it yesterday.
traigo
[TRAI-goh]
I bring
First person present of 'traer', to bring.
Mañana traigo los documentos.
Tomorrow I'll bring the documents.
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