Spanish · Joy & Hell-Yes
Me late
meh LAH-teh · /me ˈla.te/
I'm into it / sounds good / I've got a feeling
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"It beats me (like a heartbeat)"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
A lovely clean Mexicanism: your heart beats for it, so "me late" = "I'm down / that sounds good." It also means a hunch — "me late que sí viene" (I've got a feeling she's coming). Warm, everyday, and it makes you sound like a local, not a phrasebook.
Heard in the wild
—¿Y si vamos al cine? —Me late, vamos.
—What if we hit the movies? —I'm into it, let's go.
Where it lands
Mexico (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Me late" mean?
- In Spanish, "Me late" means "I'm into it / sounds good / I've got a feeling". Literally it's "It beats me (like a heartbeat)". A lovely clean Mexicanism: your heart beats for it, so "me late" = "I'm down / that sounds good." It also means a hunch — "me late que sí viene" (I've got a feeling she's coming). Warm, everyday, and it makes you sound like a local, not a phrasebook.
- Is "Me late" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
- How do you pronounce "Me late"?
- Say it "meh LAH-teh" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: me ˈla.te.
Related in Spanish
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "Hell yes".
- French Ça déchire ! That rocks! / That's awesome!
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ώπα Oops! / Hey, watch it! / Let's go! — NOT mainly the plate-smashing tourist cheer.
- Italian Grande! Nice one! / You legend! / Way to go!
- Japanese やった Yes! / I did it! / We won!
- Korean 아싸! Yes! / score! — the fist-pump syllables.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Que massa! How cool! / Awesome!
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