How to Say ‘Oh, we're out of oat, sorry.’ in Spain Spanish
Uy, de avena no nos queda, lo siento.
ooy deh ah-BEH-nah noh nohs KEH-dah loh SYEHN-toh
[ooy deh ah-BEH-nah noh nohs KEH-dah loh SYEHN-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Uy is a quick "oops" or "oh" for small surprises or mistakes. You'll hear it all the time in Spain.
Phrase Breakdown
Uy, de avena
ooy deh ah-BEH-nah
Oops, oat (milk)
'Uy' is an exclamation of mild surprise, said like 'ooee'. Pause briefly after it, then say dea-VE-na.
Uy, se me ha olvidado.
Oops, I forgot.
Words in this phrase
Uy
[ooy]
oops! / whoa!
A quick reaction showing surprise, alarm, or a near miss, very natural in football moments.
Cuando el balón casi entra, todos gritan «Uy».
When the ball almost goes in, everyone shouts “Oops/Wow”.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
avena
[ah-BEH-nah]
oat (milk)
The cereal grain; here short for oat milk.
¿Tenéis leche de avena?
Do you have oat milk?
no nos queda,
noh nohs KEH-dah
we don't have any left,
Stress 'QUE-da' and keep 'no nos' quick and light, then pause at the comma.
No nos queda tiempo.
We have no time left.
Words in this phrase
no
[noh]
not
A word used to negate or make something negative.
No nos vamos a la fiesta.
We are not going to the party.
nos
[nohs]
to us
Indirect object pronoun showing that something suits us.
Nos viene muy bien esa mesa.
That table suits us very well.
queda
[KEH-dah]
is left / ends up
From 'quedarse': to remain or end up in a condition.
La tienda se queda vacía.
The shop is left empty.
lo siento.
loh SYEHN-toh
I'm sorry.
This is the standard apology. Stress 'SIEN' in 'SIEN-to' and let your voice fall at the end.
Lo siento, llego tarde.
I'm sorry, I'm late.
Words in this phrase
lo
[loh]
it
A direct object pronoun meaning it, often referring to a plan, meeting, or task.
Lo confirmamos por correo después del evento.
We’ll confirm it by email after the event.
siento
[SYEHN-toh]
I'm sorry (lo siento)
From 'sentir'; with 'lo' forms 'I'm sorry'.
Lo siento mucho.
I'm very sorry.
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