How to Say ‘Here, up top, in the middle.’ in Mexican Spanish
Aquí, arriba, en el centro.
ah-KEE ah-RREE-bah en el SEN-troh
[ah-KEE ah-RREE-bah en el SEN-troh]
Phrase Breakdown
Aquí, arriba,
ah-KEE ah-RREE-bah
Here, up top,
Point as you say these words. 'Aquí' is a-KEE. In 'arriba', roll the double 'rr': a-RRI-ba.
Ponlo aquí, arriba.
Put it here, on top.
Words in this phrase
Aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Indicates this place or this company/location.
«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.
“Aquí” refers to this workplace.
arriba
[ah-RREE-bah]
up / upper part
Indicates a higher position, here the upper part of the belly.
Me duele arriba del ombligo.
It hurts above my belly button.
en el centro.
en el SEN-troh
in the middle.
Describes where the pain is. Link the words together: e-nel-SEN-tro.
Me duele en el centro.
It hurts in the middle.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
centro
[SEN-troh]
center / middle
The middle point of something, here of the body.
El dolor está en el centro del pecho.
The pain is in the center of the chest.
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