How to Say ‘We ran out of’ in Mexican Spanish
Se nos acabaron
seh nohs ah-kah-BAH-rohn
[seh nohs ah-kah-BAH-rohn]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says something ran out "on us", as if it just happened to you. Swap nos for me to talk about yourself: se me acabó el dinero "I ran out of money".
Phrase Breakdown
Se
[seh]
(accidental 'se')
Used to show something happened unintentionally, not on purpose.
Se me olvidó.
I forgot.
nos
[nohs]
on us / for us
Shows who is affected by what happened.
Se nos cerró la puerta.
The door closed on us.
acabaron
[ah-kah-BAH-rohn]
ran out / finished
Past tense 'they' form of 'acabar'; with 'se', means ran out of.
Se acabaron las galletas.
The cookies ran out.
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