How to Say ‘Maybe a table will free up.’ in Mexican Spanish
A lo mejor se desocupa una mesa.
ah loh meh-HOR seh dehs-oh-KOO-pah OO-nah MEH-sah
[ah loh meh-HOR seh dehs-oh-KOO-pah OO-nah MEH-sah]
Phrase Breakdown
A lo mejor
ah loh meh-HOR
Maybe / perhaps
A very common Mexican way to say 'maybe'. Say it smoothly as one unit: 'a-lo-me-HOR'. The 'j' is a soft breathy sound like an English 'h'.
A lo mejor llueve hoy.
Maybe it will rain today.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at (in 'a lo mejor')
Starts the phrase 'a lo mejor', meaning maybe.
A lo mejor llueve.
Maybe it'll rain.
lo
[loh]
the (in 'a lo mejor')
Neuter article in the fixed phrase 'a lo mejor' (maybe).
A lo mejor viene.
Maybe he'll come.
mejor
[meh-HOR]
best (in 'a lo mejor')
Part of 'a lo mejor', meaning maybe/perhaps.
A lo mejor hay lugar.
Maybe there's room.
se desocupa una mesa.
seh dehs-oh-KOO-pah OO-nah MEH-sah
a table frees up
'Desocuparse' means to become free or available. Stress 'desoCUpa', and link 'una' with 'mesa': 'u-na-ME-sa'.
Ya se desocupa el baño.
The bathroom is freeing up now.
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
[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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