How to Say ‘You win the Gordo’ in Spain Spanish
Te toca el Gordo
teh TOH-kah ehl GOR-doh
[teh TOH-kah ehl GOR-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says the prize "touches" you rather than you winning it. The prize is the subject and te is you: me toca "I win", nos toca "we win".
Phrase Breakdown
Te toca
teh TOH-kah
You win (literally 'it touches you')
'Tocar' means 'to win' when talking about prizes. Stress 'TO-ca'.
¿Te toca algo?
Do you win anything?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you / you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you.
Te mando mi contacto por correo.
I'll send you my contact details by email.
toca
[TOH-kah]
wins (for you), falls to
From 'tocar'; with a prize, it means the prize goes to someone.
Me toca un premio.
I win a prize.
el Gordo
ehl GOR-doh
the jackpot (the 'Fat One')
'El Gordo' is the top prize of the Spanish Christmas lottery. Stress 'GOR-do'.
Nunca gano el Gordo.
I never win the jackpot.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
Gordo
[GOR-doh]
the jackpot (El Gordo)
Literally 'the fat one'; the top prize of the Spanish Christmas lottery.
El Gordo es muy grande este año.
The jackpot is very big this year.
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