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How to Say ‘Here's your prescription.’ in Mexican Spanish

Aquí está su receta.

ah-KEE eh-stah soo reh-SEH-tah

[ah-KEE eh-stah soo reh-SEH-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: Receta means both "prescription" and "recipe." At the doctor's, it's the prescription.

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Clinics next to pharmacies like Farmacias Similares are common and cheap in Mexico. You can usually fill the receta right next door.

Phrase Breakdown

Aquí está

ah-KEE eh-stah

Here is

Used when handing something over. Both words are stressed at the end: a-KÍ es-TÁ.

Example

Aquí está el baño.

Here is the bathroom.

Words in this phrase

Aquí

[ah-KEE]

here

Indicates this place or this company/location.

Example

«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.

“Aquí” refers to this workplace.

está

[eh-stah]

To be in a particular state.

Example

Ella está feliz.

She is happy.

su receta.

soo reh-SEH-tah

your prescription.

'Su' is the formal 'your'. 'Receta' (re-SE-ta) means both prescription and recipe.

Example

Necesito su receta.

I need your prescription.

Words in this phrase

[soo]

your / its

A formal possessive used when speaking respectfully to someone about their company.

Example

Me interesa conocer Su empresa y sus valores.

I am interested in getting to know your company and its values.

receta

[reh-SEH-tah]

prescription

The doctor's written order for medicine; same word as recipe.

Example

Lleve la receta a la farmacia.

Take the prescription to the pharmacy.

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