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How to Say ‘I lit it twice’ in Mexican Spanish

Lo prendí dos veces

loh prehn-DEE dohs BEH-sehs

[loh prehn-DEE dohs BEH-sehs]

💬 Usage Tip: In Mexico prender is the everyday verb for lighting or switching something on, from pilot lights to the TV. lo goes before the verb and refers back to the pilot light.

Phrase Breakdown

Lo prendí

loh prehn-DEE

I lit it / I turned it on

'Prender' is the usual Mexican verb for turning something on or lighting it. 'Lo' means 'it'. Stress the end: pren-DÍ.

Example

Lo prendí en la mañana.

I turned it on in the morning.

Words in this phrase

[loh]

Direct object pronoun for an object or a situation.

Example

Lo vi ayer.

I saw it yesterday.

prendí

[prehn-DEE]

I lit / I turned on

Past of 'prender', common in Mexico for turning on or lighting.

Example

Prendí la luz.

I turned on the light.

dos veces

dohs BEH-sehs

twice / two times

'Vez' becomes 'veces' in the plural. In Mexico the 'c' sounds like an 's': VE-ses.

Example

Llamé dos veces.

I called twice.

Words in this phrase

dos

[dohs]

Two

'Dos' is a cardinal number meaning two.

Example

Tengo dos hermanos.

I have two brothers.

veces

[BEH-sehs]

times

Plural of 'vez', used to count occurrences.

Example

Llamé tres veces.

I called three times.

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