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How to Say ‘That table is free now’ in Mexican Spanish

Ya se desocupó aquella mesa

yah seh dehs-oh-koo-POH ah-KEH-yah MEH-sah

[yah seh dehs-oh-koo-POH ah-KEH-yah MEH-sah]

💬 Usage Tip: aquella points to something farther away, "that one over there," while esa is "that" nearby. For example, aquella mesa is a table across the room.

Phrase Breakdown

Ya se desocupó

yah seh dehs-oh-koo-POH

has now freed up

'Ya' means 'already' or 'now'. Put strong stress on the final 'PÓ': 'ya-se-de-so-cu-PÓ'.

Example

Ya se desocupó el baño.

The bathroom is free now.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

Already

'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.

Example

Ya terminé mis tareas.

I have already finished my homework.

[seh]

(reflexive, got)

Reflexive marker; with desocupar means 'became free'.

Example

Se vació el café.

The café emptied out.

desocupó

[dehs-oh-koo-POH]

freed up

Past tense of desocupar(se), became unoccupied.

Example

Ya se desocupó el baño.

The bathroom is free now.

aquella mesa

ah-KEH-yah MEH-sah

that table (over there)

'Aquella' points to something far away. In Mexico 'll' sounds like the English 'y': 'a-KE-ya ME-sa'.

Example

Quiero aquella mesa.

I want that table over there.

Words in this phrase

aquella

[ah-KEH-yah]

that (over there)

Feminine demonstrative for something far away.

Example

Aquella silla está libre.

That chair over there is free.

mesa

[MEH-sah]

table

Furniture to eat at; in restaurants, a reserved spot.

Example

La mesa está lista.

The table is ready.

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