How to Say ‘It sometimes gets full’ in Mexican Spanish
A veces se satura
ah BEH-sehs seh sah-TOO-rah
[ah BEH-sehs seh sah-TOO-rah]
Phrase Breakdown
A veces
ah BEH-sehs
Sometimes
Link the words: 'a-VE-ses'. In Mexico the c in 'veces' sounds like s.
A veces llueve.
Sometimes it rains.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
at (in 'a veces')
Part of the phrase 'a veces', meaning sometimes.
A veces llueve.
Sometimes it rains.
veces
[BEH-sehs]
times
Plural of 'vez'; 'a veces' means sometimes.
Fui tres veces.
I went three times.
se satura
seh sah-TOO-rah
it gets packed / overloaded
'Saturarse' means to get overcrowded. Stress 'TU': 'se sa-TU-ra'.
El tráfico se satura en la tarde.
Traffic gets jammed in the afternoon.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
it / itself
Se helps build the expression and gives the sense of something being felt.
Se siente como en familia cuando todos apoyan juntos.
It feels like family when everyone supports together.
satura
[sah-TOO-rah]
gets overloaded
From 'saturar(se)', to become saturated or packed.
La calle se satura en la tarde.
The street gets packed in the afternoon.
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