How to Say ‘We ran out of the oat one’ in Mexican Spanish
Se nos acabó la de avena
seh nohs ah-kah-BOH lah deh ah-VEH-nah
[seh nohs ah-kah-BOH lah deh ah-VEH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says it ran out "on us": se nos acabó, with the item as the subject. If you ran out yourself: se me acabó.
Phrase Breakdown
Se nos acabó
seh nohs ah-kah-BOH
We ran out of
'Se nos acabó' means 'it ran out on us'. It's a common way to say something is gone. Stress 'a-ca-BÓ'.
Se nos acabó el pan.
We ran out of bread.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
(accidental se)
Pronoun showing something happened unintentionally.
Se me olvidó.
I forgot it.
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' means to run out of.
Se acabó el pan.
The bread ran out.
la de avena
lah deh ah-VEH-nah
the oat one
'La' refers back to 'la leche', so 'la de avena' means 'the oat (milk)'. Stress 'a-VE-na'.
Quiero la de avena.
I want the oat one.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the one
Article used as a pronoun for a feminine noun already mentioned.
Quiero la de chocolate.
I want the chocolate one.
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
avena
[ah-VEH-nah]
oat
Feminine noun for oats.
Leche de avena, por favor.
Oat milk, please.
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