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

Ahí le voy a Estados Unidos, perdón.

ah-EE leh boy ah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs pehr-DOHN

[ah-EE leh boy ah ehs-TAH-dohs oo-NEE-dohs pehr-DOHN]

💬 Usage Tip: Ahí usually means "there," but here it means "in that case." Mexicans use it this way all the time.

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Adding perdón keeps it light. Admitting split loyalty with a joke goes over fine, and people will rib you good-naturedly.

Phrase Breakdown

Ahí le voy

ah-EE leh boy

Then I'm rooting for

'Ahí' (a-Í) here means 'in that case'. It's very common in Mexican speech.

Example

Ahí nos vemos.

See you around.

Words in this phrase

Ahí

[ah-EE]

then / in that case

Here used to mean 'in that case'.

Example

Ahí sí te ayudo.

In that case I'll help you.

[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,

Link 'a' and 'Estados' smoothly, then pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Le voy a Estados Unidos.

I root for the United States.

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.

perdón.

pehr-DOHN

sorry.

Stress the last syllable: per-DÓN. Here it's a playful apology.

Example

Perdón, no te vi.

Sorry, I didn't see you.

Words in this phrase

perdón

[pehr-DOHN]

sorry

Used to apologize.

Example

Perdón, llegué tarde.

Sorry, I arrived late.

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