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How to Say ‘Ten is a lot right now.’ in Mexican Spanish

Diez es mucho ahorita.

dyes ess MOO-choh ah-oh-REE-tah

[dyes ess MOO-choh ah-oh-REE-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: ahorita looks like "right now," but in Mexico it can also mean "in a bit" or even "maybe later." Context tells you which; here it means "at the moment."

Phrase Breakdown

Diez es mucho

dyes ess MOO-choh

Ten is a lot

Link 'diez' and 'es' smoothly: 'DYE-ses MOO-choh'.

Example

Eso es mucho dinero.

That's a lot of money.

Words in this phrase

Diez

[dyes]

ten

The number 10; with 'las' it refers to ten o'clock.

Example

El plomero llega a las diez.

The plumber arrives at ten.

[ess]

Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.

Example

En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.

In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.

mucho

[MOO-choh]

a lot

Used to emphasize a strong degree or importance.

Example

«Mucho» refuerza la frase «Me importa mucho».

“Mucho” strengthens the phrase “It matters to me a lot.”

ahorita.

ah-oh-REE-tah

right now.

A very Mexican word meaning 'right now' or 'at the moment'. The 'h' is silent: 'ah-oh-REE-tah'.

Example

Ahorita no puedo.

I can't right now.

Words in this phrase

ahorita

[ah-oh-REE-tah]

right now

Mexican diminutive of 'ahora'; here it means at the moment, currently.

Example

Ahorita no tengo dinero.

Right now I don't have money.

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