How to Say ‘It's not working today’ in Spain Spanish
Hoy no va
oy noh bah
[oy noh bah]
💬 Usage Tip: va comes from ir "to go", but here it means "to work", just as English says a machine is "going". You'll often hear no va for anything broken, like el wifi no va.
Phrase Breakdown
Hoy
[oy]
today
Refers to the current day.
Hoy no acepto tarjeta.
Today I don’t accept card.
no
[noh]
not
Basic negative word placed before the verb in Spanish.
No veo el taxi aquí.
I do not see the taxi here.
va
[bah]
works
Means something is suitable, okay, or acceptable.
La de avena va bien si no tomas leche normal.
The oat one works if you don't drink regular milk.
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