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How to Say ‘I'm rooting for Mexico’ in Mexican Spanish

Le voy a México

leh boy ah MEH-hee-koh

[leh boy ah MEH-hee-koh]

💬 Usage Tip: To say who you're rooting for, use le voy a plus the team: le voy al América, le voy a Argentina. The le stays even though it seems to add nothing.

Phrase Breakdown

Le voy

leh boy

I root for

From 'irle a', the Mexican way to say you support a team. 'Voy' sounds like 'boy' with a soft b.

Example

Le voy al Cruz Azul.

I root for Cruz Azul.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

To him/her

'Le' is an indirect object pronoun referring to a third person singular.

Example

Le he entregado el paquete.

I have delivered the package to him/her.

voy

[boy]

I go / I root for

From ir; with 'le... a' it means I support a team.

Example

Yo le voy al América.

I root for América.

a México

ah MEH-hee-koh

Mexico

The 'a' links the verb to the team. Say it smoothly: 'a-ME-hi-co'.

Example

Vamos a México.

We're going to Mexico.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

(personal a)

Marks a person as the direct object; not translated.

Example

Veo a mi tía.

I see my aunt.

México

[MEH-hee-koh]

Mexico

Name of the country; also short for its capital city.

Example

Vivo en México.

I live in Mexico.

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