How to Say ‘Hey, that table by the window just freed up.’ in Mexican Spanish
Oiga, ya se desocupó aquella mesa junto a la ventana.
OY-gah yah seh dehs-oh-koo-POH ah-KEH-yah MEH-sah HOON-toh ah lah behn-TAH-nah
[OY-gah yah seh dehs-oh-koo-POH ah-KEH-yah MEH-sah HOON-toh ah lah behn-TAH-nah]
Phrase Breakdown
Oiga,
OY-gah
Excuse me / Hey (formal)
A polite way to get someone's attention. Say 'OI-ga' and pause after it.
Oiga, ¿me trae la cuenta?
Excuse me, could you bring me the check?
Words in this phrase
Oiga
[OY-gah]
listen / excuse me
Formal command of 'oír', used to get someone's attention.
Oiga, ¿tiene mesa libre?
Excuse me, do you have a free table?
ya se desocupó
yah seh dehs-oh-koo-POH
has now freed up
Stress the last syllable, 'PÓ'.
Ya se desocupó la caja.
The register is free now.
Words in this phrase
ya
[yah]
Already
'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.
Ya terminé mis tareas.
I have already finished my homework.
se
[seh]
(reflexive, got)
Reflexive marker; with desocupar means 'became free'.
Se vació el café.
The café emptied out.
desocupó
[dehs-oh-koo-POH]
freed up
Past tense of desocupar(se), became unoccupied.
Ya se desocupó el baño.
The bathroom is free now.
aquella mesa
ah-KEH-yah MEH-sah
that table over there
Say it as 'a-KE-ya ME-sa', with the Mexican 'll' sounding like 'y'.
Aquella mesa está libre.
That table over there is free.
Words in this phrase
aquella
[ah-KEH-yah]
that (over there)
Feminine demonstrative for something far away.
Aquella silla está libre.
That chair over there is free.
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
Furniture to eat at; in restaurants, a reserved spot.
La mesa está lista.
The table is ready.
junto a la ventana.
HOON-toh ah lah behn-TAH-nah
next to the window.
Link 'junto a' smoothly: 'HUN-toa la ven-TA-na'.
Me siento junto a la ventana.
I'll sit next to the window.
Words in this phrase
junto
[HOON-toh]
next (to)
With 'a', means beside or right next to something.
Me senté junto a mi amigo.
I sat next to my friend.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
ventana
[behn-TAH-nah]
window
Feminine noun for a window.
Me siento junto a la ventana.
I sit by the window.
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