How to Say ‘The important thing is that you came.’ in Mexican Spanish
Lo importante es que viniste.
loh eem-por-TAHN-teh es keh bee-NEES-teh
[loh eem-por-TAHN-teh es keh bee-NEES-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: In [Lo importante], [lo] turns an adjective into an idea: [the important thing]. Same pattern: [Lo bueno es que llegaste] and [Lo difícil fue esperar].
Phrase Breakdown
Lo importante
loh eem-por-TAHN-teh
What matters; the important thing
Introduces the main idea of the sentence.
Lo importante es participar.
What matters is participating.
Words in this phrase
Lo
[loh]
what is
Used with an adjective to express an abstract idea: what matters.
Lo importante es compartir el momento con la familia.
What matters is sharing the moment with the family.
importante
[eem-por-TAHN-teh]
important
Marks the central idea or most meaningful part.
Importante aquí es la intención, no el precio.
What is important here is the intention, not the price.
Es que viniste
es keh bee-NEES-teh
Is that you came
Emphasizes the fact that the person showed up, which is what matters.
Lo importante es que viniste a tiempo.
What matters is that you came on time.
Words in this phrase
es
[es]
is
Connects the subject idea to the explanation.
Es suficiente con que hayas venido.
It is enough that you came.
que
[keh]
that
Introduces the clause explaining what matters.
Lo bonito es que pensaste en ellos.
The nice thing is that you thought of them.
viniste
[bee-NEES-teh]
you came
Shows the important action was your presence.
Viniste aunque estabas nervioso, y eso cuenta mucho.
You came even though you were nervous, and that counts a lot.
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