How to Say ‘Just the pain.’ in Mexican Spanish
Nada más el dolor.
NAH-dah mahs el doh-LOHR
[NAH-dah mahs el doh-LOHR]
💬 Usage Tip: nada más looks like "nothing more", but in Mexico it's an everyday way to say "just" or "only". You'll hear it everywhere, as in nada más uno "just one".
Phrase Breakdown
Nada más
NAH-dah mahs
Only / just
Very common in Mexico for 'only'. Say: NA-da MÁS.
Nada más un café.
Just a coffee.
Words in this phrase
Nada
[NAH-dah]
nothing
Means 'nothing'. Together with 'de' it forms the standard reply to 'thank you': 'you're welcome'.
No tengo nada que hacer hoy.
I have nothing to do today.
más
[mahs]
just (with 'nada')
Together with 'nada' forms 'just/only'.
Nada más un minuto.
Just one minute.
el dolor.
el doh-LOHR
the pain
Stress the last syllable: el do-LOR. Tap the final 'r'.
El dolor es fuerte.
The pain is strong.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
dolor
[doh-LOHR]
pain
Physical hurt or ache; related to the verb 'doler'.
Tengo un dolor fuerte.
I have a strong pain.
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