How to Say ‘It closes at midnight, so it's no problem.’ in Mexican Spanish
Cierra a medianoche, así que no hay problema.
SYEH-rrah ah meh-dyah-NOH-cheh ah-SEE keh noh eye proh-BLEH-mah
[SYEH-rrah ah meh-dyah-NOH-cheh ah-SEE keh noh eye proh-BLEH-mah]
💬 Usage Tip: así que links a fact to its result, like "so": Llueve, así que vamos en taxi "It's raining, so we're taking a taxi."
Phrase Breakdown
Cierra a medianoche,
SYEH-rrah ah meh-dyah-NOH-cheh
It closes at midnight,
Give the information first, then pause briefly at the comma. Roll the 'rr' in 'cierra'.
El restaurante cierra a medianoche.
The restaurant closes at midnight.
Words in this phrase
Cierra
[SYEH-rrah]
it closes
From 'cerrar', third person singular present.
El restaurante cierra a las once.
The restaurant closes at eleven.
a
[ah]
At
Used to indicate specific time or place.
'A' qué hora vienes?
'At' what time are you coming?
medianoche
[meh-dyah-NOH-cheh]
midnight
Twelve o'clock at night.
Me duermo a la medianoche.
I fall asleep at midnight.
así que no hay problema.
ah-SEE keh noh eye proh-BLEH-mah
so there's no problem.
'Así que' means 'so' and introduces a consequence. Stress the end of 'así': ah-SEE.
Tengo tiempo, así que no hay problema.
I have time, so there's no problem.
Words in this phrase
así
[ah-SEE]
so (in 'así que')
With 'que' forms 'así que', meaning so or therefore.
Hay valet, así que está fácil.
There's valet, so it's easy.
que
[keh]
that (in 'así que')
Completes the connector 'así que', meaning so.
Llegamos tarde, así que no hubo mesa.
We arrived late, so there was no table.
no
[noh]
not
Used to make a word or group of words negative.
No voy a ir.
I am not going.
hay
[eye]
there is
Used for existence or availability of something.
¿Hay algo que te moleste?
Is there something bothering you?
problema
[proh-BLEH-mah]
problem
A difficulty or issue; useful when reporting something broken.
El problema empezó ayer por la noche.
The problem started last night.
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