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How to Say ‘I'll wash it for you first’ in Mexican Spanish

Se la lavo antes

seh lah LAH-boh AHN-tehs

[seh lah LAH-boh AHN-tehs]

💬 Usage Tip: se here stands for "for you" and la for "it", the pitcher. Normally the "for you" word would be le, but it changes to se whenever it lands right before la or lo.

Phrase Breakdown

Se la lavo

seh lah LAH-boh

I'll wash it for you

'Se' (for you) plus 'la' (it, the pitcher) plus 'lavo' (I wash). Say it as one flowing unit.

Example

Se la lavo ahorita.

I'll wash it for you right now.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

for you

Replaces 'le' (to you) before lo/la.

Example

Se lo traigo enseguida.

I'll bring it to you right away.

[lah]

it (feminine)

Object pronoun replacing a feminine noun such as 'silla' or 'mesa'.

Example

La mesa, la tenemos lista.

The table, we have it ready.

lavo

[LAH-boh]

I wash

Present 'I' form of lavar; also used for near future.

Example

Yo lavo los platos.

I wash the dishes.

antes

[AHN-tehs]

before

Adverb of time; used with 'de' before a verb or noun.

Example

Llámame antes de salir.

Call me before leaving.

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