How to Say ‘A table frees up’ in Mexican Spanish
Se desocupa una mesa
seh dehs-oh-KOO-pah OO-nah MEH-sah
[seh dehs-oh-KOO-pah OO-nah MEH-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: desocuparse means to become free or vacant. It works for tables, bathrooms, and people: ya me desocupé "I'm free now."
Phrase Breakdown
Se desocupa
seh dehs-oh-KOO-pah
Becomes free
'Desocuparse' means to become vacant. Stress de-so-CU-pa.
Ya se desocupa el baño.
The bathroom is about to be free.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
(reflexive, gets)
Reflexive marker; with desocupar means 'becomes free'.
Se abre la puerta.
The door opens.
desocupa
[dehs-oh-KOO-pah]
frees up
From desocupar(se), to become unoccupied.
El baño se desocupa pronto.
The bathroom frees up soon.
una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
a table
This is an article plus a noun, so say them together: u-na-ME-sa.
Quiero una mesa para dos.
I'd like a table for two.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
Furniture to eat at; in restaurants, a reserved spot.
La mesa está lista.
The table is ready.
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