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How to Say ‘Say it at the beginning, please.’ in Mexican Spanish

Dilo al principio, por favor.

DEE-loh ahl preen-SEE-pyoh pohr fah-BOHR

[DEE-loh ahl preen-SEE-pyoh pohr fah-BOHR]

Phrase Breakdown

Dilo al principio,

DEE-loh ahl preen-SEE-pyoh

Say it at the beginning,

This is an informal command plus 'it'. Pause briefly at the comma: 'DEE-loh ahl preen-SEE-pyoh'.

Example

Dilo al principio, es importante.

Say it at the beginning, it's important.

Words in this phrase

Dilo

[DEE-loh]

say it

Command 'di' (say) plus 'lo' (it), informal.

Example

Dilo en voz alta.

Say it out loud.

[ahl]

at the

Contraction of 'a' + 'el'.

Example

Llego al principio de la clase.

I arrive at the start of class.

principio

[preen-SEE-pyoh]

beginning

The start of something.

Example

Al principio estaba nervioso.

At the beginning I was nervous.

por favor.

pohr fah-BOHR

please.

This is the standard 'please'. Tap the final 'r' lightly: 'por fah-VOR'.

Example

Un café, por favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

by (in 'por favor')

Part of the fixed phrase 'por favor', please.

Example

Pásame el café, por favor.

Pass me the coffee, please.

favor

[fah-BOHR]

favor (please)

With 'por', forms the polite word 'please'.

Example

Agua, por favor.

Water, please.

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