How to Say ‘But you know, right now we've run out of it.’ in Mexican Spanish
Pero fíjese que ahorita se nos acabó.
PEH-roh FEE-heh-seh keh ah-oh-REE-tah seh nohs ah-kah-BOH
[PEH-roh FEE-heh-seh keh ah-oh-REE-tah seh nohs ah-kah-BOH]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: fíjese que "you know what / just so you know" is a gentle Mexican way to soften bad news. Expect to hear it from staff before an apology or a "we don't have it".
Phrase Breakdown
Pero fíjese
PEH-roh FEE-heh-seh
But you know what / Well, actually
'Fíjese' is a polite way to soften bad news. Stress 'FÍ': 'PEH-roh FEE-heh-seh'.
Pero fíjese, no hay lugar.
But you know what, there's no room.
Words in this phrase
Pero
[PEH-roh]
but
A conjunction used to introduce contrast or additional information.
Trabajo en marketing, «Pero» busco un cambio.
I work in marketing, “but” I am looking for a change.
fíjese
[FEE-heh-seh]
you see / look
Formal command of 'fijarse'; softens bad news.
Fíjese que no hay leche.
You see, there's no milk.
que ahorita
keh ah-oh-REE-tah
that right now
Blend 'que' into 'ahorita': 'keh-ah-oh-REE-tah'.
Dice que ahorita no puede.
He says that he can't right now.
Words in this phrase
que
[keh]
that
Used to introduce a defining clause which specifies a person/thing previously mentioned.
La casa que compramos es grande.
The house that we bought is big.
ahorita
[ah-oh-REE-tah]
right now
Mexican diminutive of 'ahora'; here means 'at the moment'.
Ahorita no tenemos pan.
Right now we don't have bread.
se nos acabó.
seh nohs ah-kah-BOH
we ran out (of it).
End with a falling tone: 'seh nohs ah-kah-BOH'.
Se nos acabó el pan.
We ran out of bread.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
(unplanned event marker)
Shows something happened unintentionally.
Se me olvidó la cartera.
I forgot my wallet.
nos
[nohs]
us
Used by a speaker to refer to themselves and one or more other people.
Nos dieron un premio.
They gave us a prize.
acabó
[ah-kah-BOH]
ran out
Past of 'acabar'; with 'se nos' means we ran out.
Se acabó el azúcar.
The sugar ran out.
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