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How to Say ‘Especially’ in Mexican Spanish

Sobre todo

SOH-breh TOH-doh

[SOH-breh TOH-doh]

💬 Usage Tip: Taken word by word it looks like "over everything", but sobre todo just means "especially" or "above all".

Phrase Breakdown

Sobre

[SOH-breh]

above (in 'sobre todo')

In the phrase 'sobre todo' it means 'especially, above all'.

Example

Me gusta viajar, sobre todo a la playa.

I like to travel, especially to the beach.

todo

[TOH-doh]

all (in 'sobre todo')

Part of the fixed phrase 'sobre todo', meaning 'above all'.

Example

Sobre todo quiero descansar.

Above all, I want to rest.

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