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How to Say ‘See you in a bit.’ in Mexican Spanish

Al rato nos vemos.

ahl RRAH-toh nohs BEH-mohs

[ahl RRAH-toh nohs BEH-mohs]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico, al rato is famously vague and can mean ten minutes or a few hours. Agree on a clock time if it matters.

Phrase Breakdown

Al rato

ahl RRAH-toh

In a while

'Al rato' is very Mexican and means later or in a bit. Roll the 'r' at the start of 'rato'.

Example

Al rato te llamo.

I'll call you in a bit.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

in the (al ratito = in a little while)

Contraction of 'a' + 'el'.

Example

Al ratito te llamo.

I'll call you in a bit.

rato

[RRAH-toh]

a while

A short period of time; 'al rato' means later or in a bit.

Example

Te llamo al rato.

I'll call you in a bit.

nos vemos.

nohs BEH-mohs

see you.

This is a common goodbye. Say it as 'nos BEH-mos', with a soft 'v'.

Example

Adiós, nos vemos.

Bye, see you.

Words in this phrase

nos

[nohs]

each other

Reciprocal pronoun meaning 'each other' or 'one another', used with verbs for mutual actions.

Example

Nos llamamos todos los días.

We call each other every day.

vemos

[BEH-mohs]

we see

Form of the verb 'ver' (to see) for 'we'; together with 'nos' it means 'see you' or 'we'll see each other'.

Example

Vemos una película.

We watch a movie.

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