How to Say ‘The game is starting.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ya empieza el partido.
yah ehm-PYEH-sah el pahr-TEE-doh
[yah ehm-PYEH-sah el pahr-TEE-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: Ya here means "now, already" and makes it sound like it's happening right this moment. Spanish often uses the plain present, like empieza, where English says "is starting."
Phrase Breakdown
Ya empieza
yah ehm-PYEH-sah
It's starting now
'Ya' here means 'now' or 'already'. Link it with 'empieza': 'ya-em-PIE-sa'.
Ya empieza la clase.
The class is starting now.
Words in this phrase
Ya
[yah]
now (emphasis)
Adds the sense of 'now I get it'.
Ya entiendo.
Now I understand.
empieza
[ehm-PYEH-sah]
starts / begins
Third-person form of empezar.
La clase empieza a las ocho.
Class starts at eight.
el partido.
el pahr-TEE-doh
the game.
Keep the article with the noun: el par-TI-do.
Vimos el partido.
We watched the game.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
partido
[pahr-TEE-doh]
match / game
A sports match.
Vamos al partido.
Let's go to the game.
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