How to Say ‘We ran out of almond today, sorry.’ in Mexican Spanish
La de almendra se nos acabó hoy, disculpe.
lah deh al-MEN-drah seh nohs ah-kah-BOH oy dees-KOOL-peh
[lah deh al-MEN-drah seh nohs ah-kah-BOH oy dees-KOOL-peh]
Phrase Breakdown
La de almendra
lah deh al-MEN-drah
The almond one
This is the topic of the sentence: the almond milk.
La de almendra es rica.
The almond one is tasty.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the one
Article used as a pronoun to refer to a feminine noun already mentioned (here, milk).
La de vainilla es mi favorita.
The vanilla one is my favorite.
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
almendra
[al-MEN-drah]
almond
Feminine noun for the almond nut.
Me gusta la leche de almendra.
I like almond milk.
se nos acabó hoy,
seh nohs ah-kah-BOH oy
we ran out of today
Literally 'it ran out on us today.' This is a polite, blame-free way to say you're out of something.
El pan se nos acabó hoy.
We ran out of bread today.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
(unplanned event marker)
Used with a verb to show something happened accidentally or unexpectedly.
Se me olvidó la cartera.
I forgot my wallet (it slipped my mind).
nos
[nohs]
on us / to us
Indirect object showing who was affected by the event.
Se nos acabó el pan.
We ran out of bread.
acabó
[ah-kah-BOH]
ran out / finished
Past tense of acabar; with se it means something got used up.
Se acabó el azúcar.
The sugar ran out.
hoy
[oy]
Today
The current day.
Hoy voy al mercado.
Today I'm going to the market.
disculpe.
dees-KOOL-peh
sorry
This is the formal 'usted' form of 'excuse me' or 'sorry.' Stress the 'CUL' in dis-CUL-pe.
Disculpe la espera.
Sorry for the wait.
Words in this phrase
disculpe
[dees-KOOL-peh]
sorry
Formal apology form of disculpar, said to customers.
Disculpe la espera.
Sorry for the wait.
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