How to Say ‘Some can't make it’ in Mexican Spanish
Algunos no pueden
al-GOO-nos noh PWEH-dehn
[al-GOO-nos noh PWEH-dehn]
💬 Usage Tip: poder "can" on its own means "can make it" here, with no need to add "come." no puedo can just mean "I can't make it."
Phrase Breakdown
Algunos
[al-GOO-nos]
some
Referring to an unspecified amount or number of something.
¿Podemos tener algunos globos en la mesa?
Can we have some balloons on the table?
no
[noh]
not
Used to make a word or group of words negative.
No voy a ir.
I am not going.
pueden
[PWEH-dehn]
can / are able
Third-person plural of 'poder'.
Mis amigos no pueden venir.
My friends can't come.
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