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How to Say ‘A deposit was left’ in Mexican Spanish

Se dejó un anticipo

seh deh-HOH oon ahn-tee-SEE-poh

[seh deh-HOH oon ahn-tee-SEE-poh]

💬 Usage Tip: se dejó says the deposit was left without naming who left it. Same pattern: se pagó "it was paid".

Phrase Breakdown

Se dejó

seh deh-HOH

Was left

An impersonal past tense. The 'j' is a soft throaty 'h': de-HÓ.

Example

Se dejó la puerta abierta.

The door was left open.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

(passive/impersonal se)

Makes the verb impersonal: 'was left'.

Example

Se pagó la cuenta.

The bill was paid.

dejó

[deh-HOH]

left

Past tense of 'dejar' (to leave), here meaning left as payment.

Example

Dejó una propina.

He left a tip.

un anticipo

oon ahn-tee-SEE-poh

a deposit

Link the words: 'u-nan-ti-CI-po'. Stress the 'CI' syllable.

Example

Pagué un anticipo.

I paid a deposit.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.

Example

Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.

Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.

anticipo

[ahn-tee-SEE-poh]

deposit

Money paid in advance to secure a booking.

Example

Pagué un anticipo por la mesa.

I paid a deposit for the table.

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