How to Say ‘I brought you a little something.’ in Mexican Spanish
Le traje un detallito.
leh TRAH-heh oon deh-tah-YEE-toh
[leh TRAH-heh oon deh-tah-YEE-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding -ito makes a word small or modest: detalle "gift, gesture" becomes detallito. Same with ahora to ahorita and café to cafecito.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Calling your gift a detallito plays it down, which is the polite way to hand something over in Mexico.
Phrase Breakdown
Le traje
leh TRAH-heh
I brought you
'Le' is the formal 'to you'. 'Traje' is the past tense of 'traer' (to bring). The j sounds like a strong h.
Le traje flores.
I brought you flowers.
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
you (formal, indirect object)
A polite pronoun meaning 'to you' in formal service language, common in restaurants and customer service.
Le confirmamos su reservación por teléfono.
We confirm your reservation by phone.
traje
[TRAH-heh]
I brought
Past tense 'yo' form of 'traer' (to bring).
Traje pan dulce.
I brought sweet bread.
un detallito.
oon deh-tah-YEE-toh
a little gift.
'Detallito' is the diminutive of 'detalle', a small gift or gesture. In Mexico the 'll' sounds like 'y': deh-tah-YEE-toh.
Es solo un detallito.
It's just a little something.
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.
detallito
[deh-tah-YEE-toh]
little gift / small token
Diminutive of 'detalle'; a modest, thoughtful present.
Es solo un detallito para ti.
It's just a little gift for you.
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