How to Say ‘I'll switch it to a to-go cup’ in Mexican Spanish
Se lo cambio a vaso
seh loh KAHM-byoh ah BAH-soh
[seh loh KAHM-byoh ah BAH-soh]
Phrase Breakdown
Se lo cambio
seh loh KAHM-byoh
I'll change it for you
This is the formal 'for you' plus 'it'. Stress 'CAMbio' and say 'bio' as one syllable.
Se lo cambio por otro.
I'll change it for another one for you.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
for you (replaces 'le')
Indirect object 'le' becomes 'se' before lo.
Se lo envuelvo.
I'll wrap it for you.
lo
[loh]
It
Direct object pronoun for an object or a situation.
Lo vi ayer.
I saw it yesterday.
cambio
[KAHM-byoh]
I change / switch
First person of cambiar, to change.
Cambio el vaso por una taza.
I switch the cup for a mug.
a vaso
ah BAH-soh
to a (to-go) cup / glass
'Vaso' is a glass or a disposable cup. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': 'a-BA-so'.
¿Me lo da a vaso, por favor?
Can you give it to me in a cup, please?
Words in this phrase
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.
vaso
[BAH-soh]
cup (to-go)
A glass or disposable cup, used for takeaway.
Deme un vaso para llevar.
Give me a to-go cup.
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