The SINGLE MOST CONFUSING WORD in the Spanish Language: AHORITA (Do YOU Know What It Means?) ❓❓

[@springspanish]

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[@Mzteresam]

La primera vez que fui a méxico y sabía muy poco español, le pregunté a alguien en la parada, ¿Cuándo llega el autobús? Se encogió de hombros y dijo «Ahorita». Pensé que alguien llamado Rita sabía cuándo, así que pregunté: ¿Quien es ahoRITA? Se rió mucho, pero yo no tenía la menor idea de por qué. El bús finalmente llegó después de unos minutos incómodos.

[@jumperstartful]

Gracias muy interesante y importante!!

[@jimhale8164]

Muy bien, gracias!

[@margaritakleinman5701]

Once when I was having lunch at a restaurant with some new acquaintances from Chile, I needed to go to the restroom, so just as Paulisima mentioned, I said "Ahorita vengo". Well they laughed (not in a mean way though) and told me that it wasn't correct. Can't even remember now what they told me I should say. Too bad, I say "ahorita vengo" all the time, that will never change!!

[@darrylboom5973]

Thanks!

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

And mañana sometimes means usually next week if even then, maybe never jiji!!!

[@MelendezM]

Como me encanta el español con el acento mexicano and yes the story of my life in this video jajaja

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

Right?!? 🤪🤪😍🤪💯💯

[@richardallison8745]

I hope you do chunks on dejar. That verb is the most confusing to me.....

[@dancersbythesea5656]

Thanks for explaining this so well! Gracias, Gracias!

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

Un placer!

[@jhouedson]

HA!! From all my time around my mexican friends, every word in this video is SO TRUE!! ;) I remember being just so confused and befuddled for a while with all these completely contradictory meanings for the same small word. It was like being stuck in that old Abbott and Costello bit - "I thought you said who's on first? ... No, no, WHAT's on second! Who's on first." And the way you guys put it together with the little skits, with the abuela yelling from the kitchen, that poor chavita trying to play the video game ... that was hilarious and captures it all perfectly! So well done and so much fun to watch, this might be my favorite language teaching video of all time. Muchisimas gracias!

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

Qué comentario tan lindo! Muchas gracias J!

[@larrytruelove8659]

The first two examples, complete with tone, might translate as ASAP?

[@nr5919]

Sip. Usan "ahorita" en Honduras tambien, pero es utilizado mas como "right now". Que bueno tu clase. Estoy viendo otros de tus videos ahorita 😉

[@AJontheguitar]

I'm sorry if this comment belongs in a different video, but I've been trying to explain this to a few friends for days: Mexicans specifically say "eh" to acknowledge something or to simply say "yes." My friend didn't believe me, he thought I was referring to Canadians lmao 🤣

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

yesss many do that! I don't :D but I've heard many saying that or "eu".. or "arre" hahah :)

[@AJontheguitar]

@@PaulisimaSpringSpanish is it a ranchero thing? I'm not disparaging, I just know where my Spanish comes from lmao.

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

@@AJontheguitar more like a northern Mexico thing :D

[@davidfarkas8805]

Ya dije que ahorita, no me preguntes cada 20 minutos.😉

[@flyingkatya]

Very similar to English I think

[@paulbrooks9546]

¿asi Ahora se no cuta él mostaza algún más? Yo quiero nuevo cosas ahorititita!!!! ¡Jajajaja!🤣🤣🤣pero no dereche nao! Fácilmente al gringo hablos No tiempo prente y no en a prisa. Hay no Ahorita en mi cerebro. ¿que es vale? y en serió, A-hor-ita es umporquito lento. Y estoy aprendos quiera día, nivelque me familia es English.

[@tomm4073]

Ahorita, despues, quando tienes tiempo, tal vez no hoy, otro dia, hay muchas maneras por decir ahorita. Ahorita es una palabra muy util.

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

Exactamente! Muy versátil :)

[@chanarafree4733]

That’s how we use the phrase “a minute”. Give me a minute. (Could mean soon or later 😂) I’ll be a minute. (I will be a while) It takes a minute to get there (which means it takes a while). I’ll be there in a minute (which means soon but could also mean later but not too late) 😂it’s been a minute (it’s been awhile) she was gone for a minute (she was gone longer than expected) 😂 Also, black Americans say words twice to put emphasis on the meaning of the word as well 😂

[@jamesfreese4700]

Very good-enjoyable-informative-helpful!!!

[@yehudizahalla1801]

Not any time soon? Odio esa palabra. It means sometime between now and the next century. Significa algun tiempo entre este momento y el proximo siglo. I've been in Mexico for 20 years and that's the only translation I've been able to notice, along with "esperame, despues, mas adelante".

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

Y quizás “enseguida.” Puede ser más pronto, ojalá que…

[@mawada285]

Ahoritititita

[@marikaserasini2315]

😂😂😂 I loved it😂😂😂

[@mawada285]

@@marikaserasini2315 yeah me too 😂

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

¡Es mi favorita!

[@li528ify]

Últimamente ando hablando así, horrible! necesito hablar bien no así

[@Xander0052]

hah, it's so hilarious that i find equivalent of this word in Russian since we use a word "Щас"(a short version of "сейчас"(ahora). And i noticed that we use this in context of our slackery like "not soon", " abit later" and also "just now" or "right now"😂😂😂😂

[@fatskelton]

Еще важна интонация.

[@jerrywasaracecardriver2672]

Esta palabra significa "right now", pero con niveles aleatorios de sarcasmo 😂

[@anthonydelatorre9503]

I just like the way u say it..soo cuuuute😘😘😜

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

:) thank you!!! 😌😌

[@joseluismunoz3076]

"Ahorita" the mexican expresion is very similar to the US expresion " I will do my best" when somebody is seeking a deadline time for something to be done from somebody else. It also is way vague and uncertain. Because it does not commit nor is clear, it depends on the unckown effectivity of the one responsible Though is very usual and widely accepted.

[@milangraner2256]

I love you nad thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kamron_thurmond]

Your a great teacher, I didn't miss a single question in the quiz.

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

Thank you so much :) y felicidades!

[@ryanr6656]

It is so easy to focus our attention on her when she's so cute 😍

[@rodneysocial6985]

And then there's "ahorita más tarde" lol

[@thedeadman82988]

Ahorita!!! I always use it😂😂😂🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@brubew]

I loved this video! Thanks ;)

[@martbright]

When I hear “ahorita” at the airport my heart sinks!

[@todddean3145]

Thank you , great 😊

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

Un placer Christopher :)

[@hildargaliev372]

👍

[@PaulisimaSpringSpanish]

Hola Hildar! Qué gusto verte por acá de nuevo! :)

[@hildargaliev372]

@@PaulisimaSpringSpanish Igualmente. Me te falta mucho toda semana

[@lucindawinehouse2002]

Ahorita means right now

[@oscarramos5681]

Does it actually mean right now?

[@r-cdmx]

Buenísimo. Graciás. 👌🏽✨

[@permculture]

ahora mismo esta semana, o ahora mismo hoy, is my favorite response to ahorita

[@zeigbert1743]

¿Lo disfruté? Divertida es divertida.

[@billhennessey6374]

Paulisima es padrisima, jaja! ;)