How to Say ‘I turned it off.’ in Mexican Spanish
Lo apagué.
loh ah-pah-GEH
[loh ah-pah-GEH]
💬 Usage Tip: "Lo" = it. Spanish often uses object pronouns where English repeats the noun.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This sounds practical and helpful—good for showing you attempted a reset safely.
Phrase Breakdown
Lo
[loh]
it
Direct object pronoun referring to something masculine, here likely the water heater.
Lo apagué y luego lo encendí otra vez.
I turned it off and then turned it on again.
apagué
[ah-pah-GEH]
I turned off
Past tense of apagar; means you switched something off.
Apagué el calentador por unos minutos.
I turned off the water heater for a few minutes.
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