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How to Say ‘I liked your idea from the meeting.’ in Mexican Spanish

Me gustó tu idea de la junta.

meh goos-TOH too ee-DEH-ah deh lah HOON-tah

[meh goos-TOH too ee-DEH-ah deh lah HOON-tah]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Opening with praise before adding your own view is a common, smooth way to engage with a colleague's idea in Mexican offices.

Phrase Breakdown

Me gustó tu idea

meh goos-TOH too ee-DEH-ah

I liked your idea

'Gustar' works like 'to please': the idea pleased me.

Example

Me gustó tu idea del viaje.

I liked your idea about the trip.

Words in this phrase

Me

[meh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.

Example

En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.

In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.

gustó

[goos-TOH]

liked (it pleased)

Past tense of 'gustar'; with 'me' it means 'I liked it'.

Example

Me gustó tu presentación.

I liked your presentation.

tu

[too]

your

Informal singular possessive adjective used before a noun.

Example

Con tu perfil puedes destacar mucho.

With your profile, you can stand out a lot.

idea

[ee-DEH-ah]

idea

A thought or suggestion; feminine noun.

Example

Tengo una idea genial.

I have a great idea.

de la junta.

deh lah HOON-tah

about the meeting.

'Junta' is the common Mexican word for a work meeting. The 'j' is a breathy 'h'.

Example

Hablamos de la junta.

We talked about the meeting.

Words in this phrase

de

[deh]

from / of

Shows who the event belongs to.

Example

Es la fiesta de la escuela.

It's the school's party.

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

junta

[HOON-tah]

meeting

Common word in Mexico for a work meeting.

Example

Tenemos junta a las tres.

We have a meeting at three.

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