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How to Say ‘I recommend getting there early.’ in Mexican Spanish

Le recomiendo llegar temprano.

leh reh-koh-MYEN-doh yeh-GAR tem-PRAH-noh

[leh reh-koh-MYEN-doh yeh-GAR tem-PRAH-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: le is the polite "to you", matching usted. With a friend it would be te recomiendo.

Phrase Breakdown

Le recomiendo

leh reh-koh-MYEN-doh

I recommend (to you)

'Le' is the formal 'to you'. Roll the starting 'r' slightly: re-co-MIEN-do.

Example

Le recomiendo los tacos al pastor.

I recommend the tacos al pastor to you.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

to you (formal)

Indirect object pronoun for formal 'usted'.

Example

¿Le traigo algo más?

Can I bring you anything else?

recomiendo

[reh-koh-MYEN-doh]

I recommend

First person of 'recomendar'.

Example

Te recomiendo los tacos.

I recommend the tacos to you.

llegar temprano.

yeh-GAR tem-PRAH-noh

arriving early

In Mexico 'll' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes': ye-GAR tem-PRA-no.

Example

Hay que llegar temprano.

You have to arrive early.

Words in this phrase

llegar

[yeh-GAR]

to arrive

Infinitive verb meaning to reach a place.

Example

Voy a llegar a las cinco.

I'm going to arrive at five.

temprano

[tem-PRAH-noh]

early

Adverb meaning before the usual or expected time.

Example

Me levanto temprano.

I get up early.

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