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How to Say ‘First I greet everyone’ in Mexican Spanish

Primero saludo a todos

pree-MEH-roh sah-LOO-doh ah TOH-dohs

[pree-MEH-roh sah-LOO-doh ah TOH-dohs]

💬 Usage Tip: When the action is aimed at people, Spanish puts an extra a before them: saludo a todos. It disappears with things: saludo alone can't take an object like a report, but presento el informe "I present the report" has no a.

Phrase Breakdown

Primero saludo

pree-MEH-roh sah-LOO-doh

First I greet

'Primero' means 'first', and 'saludo' means 'I greet'. Tap the single 'r' lightly: 'pree-MEH-roh sah-LOO-doh'.

Example

Primero saludo al cliente.

First I greet the client.

Words in this phrase

Primero

[pree-MEH-roh]

first

Adverb meaning before anything else.

Example

Primero comemos.

First we eat.

saludo

[sah-LOO-doh]

I greet

First-person present of 'saludar', to say hello to someone.

Example

Siempre saludo a mi jefe.

I always greet my boss.

a todos

ah TOH-dohs

everyone

'A' is the personal 'a', used before people. Say it as one unit: 'ah-TOH-dohs'.

Example

Gracias a todos.

Thanks, everyone.

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

(personal a)

Marks a person as the direct object; not translated.

Example

Veo a mi tía.

I see my aunt.

todos

[TOH-dohs]

everyone

Plural 'todos' used alone means everybody.

Example

Hola a todos.

Hello, everyone.

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