ahorita
🇲🇽 Spanish slang from Mexico
What does “ahorita” mean?
right now / in a bit
Example
“Ahorita voy, déjame terminar esto.”
I'll be right there, let me finish this.
Good to know
Famously vague: can mean right now or in a few hours.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: ahora mismo
Heard in a conversation
Late for the movie
Beto Güey, ¿dónde andas? Ya estamos todos en el cine 🍿
dude where are you? we're all at the cinema already 🍿
Andrea ¡Ya voy, ya voy! El metro va lentísimo 😩 Ahorita llego.
coming coming!! the metro's crawling 😩 I'll be there in a sec
Beto ¿Ahorita de cinco minutos o ahorita de una hora? Jajaja
“in a sec” as in 5 minutes or as in an hour? hahaha
⚡ How other countries say “right away”
- 🇨🇱 al tiroChile
- 🇵🇪 al toquePeru
- 🇦🇷 al toqueArgentina
- 🇪🇸 ahora mismoSpain
More from Mexico
- ¡No manches!No way! / You're kidding!
- chidocool, great
- la netathe truth; honestly
- ¿Neta?Really? / Seriously?
- ¡Aguas!Watch out!
- ¡Órale!Wow! / OK, let's go!
- ¡Ándale!Come on! / Exactly!
- chafacheap, low-quality
Songs from Mexico
- La Bamba · Ritchie ValensLevel A2
- Bidi Bidi Bom Bom · SelenaLevel A2
- Como La Flor · SelenaLevel A2
- Querida · Juan GabrielLevel A2
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