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How to Say ‘I'm rooting for the United States’ in Mexican Spanish

Le voy a Estados Unidos

leh boy ah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs

[leh boy ah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs]

Phrase Breakdown

Le voy

leh boy

I root for

Mexican expression for supporting a team, from 'irle a'.

Example

Le voy a los Pumas.

I root for the Pumas.

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 root for

From ir; 'irle a' means to support a team.

Example

Le voy a Chivas.

I root for Chivas.

a Estados Unidos

ah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs

the United States

Blend 'a' and 'Estados' together: 'aes-TA-dos u-NI-dos'.

Example

Voy a Estados Unidos mañana.

I'm going to the United States tomorrow.

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.

Estados

[ehs-TAH-dohs]

States

Plural of estado; part of the country name.

Example

Estados Unidos es grande.

The United States is big.

Unidos

[oo-NEE-dohs]

United

Plural of 'unido'; with Estados it forms 'United States'.

Example

Vive en Estados Unidos.

He lives in the United States.

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