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How to Say ‘Take it three times a day.’ in Mexican Spanish

Tómela tres veces al día.

TOH-meh-lah trehs BEH-sehs ahl DEE-ah

[TOH-meh-lah trehs BEH-sehs ahl DEE-ah]

Phrase Breakdown

Tómela

[TOH-meh-lah]

take it (formal command)

Formal command of 'tomar' with 'la' (it) attached, referring to a feminine noun like medicine.

Example

Tómela con agua.

Take it with water.

tres veces al día.

trehs BEH-sehs ahl DEE-ah

three times a day.

Common dosage phrase. Say: TRES VE-ses al DÍ-a.

Example

Como tres veces al día.

I eat three times a day.

Words in this phrase

tres

[trehs]

three

The number following two.

Example

Tres manzanas cayeron del árbol.

Three apples fell from the tree.

veces

[BEH-sehs]

times

Plural of 'vez', used to count occurrences.

Example

Llamé tres veces.

I called three times.

[ahl]

a / per (in 'al día')

Contraction of 'a + el'; 'al día' means per day.

Example

Camino una hora al día.

I walk one hour a day.

día

[DEE-ah]

day

Refers to a specific day when something happened.

Example

Aquel "día" conocí a varias personas de tu empresa.

That day I met several people from your company.

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