Does ahorita vengo mean ill be right back?

#1 May 22, 2011, 04:12 PM

Does the term ahorita vengo means ill be right back in spanish?

**Rusty** · #2 May 22, 2011, 04:14 PM

Yes, it means "I'll be right back."

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #3 May 22, 2011, 07:51 PM

...in Mexican Spanish... I think nobody else uses "ahorita" as "right now".

Luna Azul · #4 May 23, 2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

...in Mexican Spanish... I think nobody else uses "ahorita" as "right now".

I say "ahorita" and I'm not Mexican.

**Rusty** · #5 May 23, 2011, 03:40 PM

It's also used in Central America.

aleCcowaN · #6 May 23, 2011, 04:59 PM

"Ahorita" is not much used here in the South, but it doesn't convey the idea of instant action. It's not a 'right now' or 'right away' but more the notion of 'I'm on it, but at my own pace'; I mean, it comes more often from a delay in finishing some action. "Ahorita se lo termino", dijo Tranquilino Pérez (el hombre 'inmune' a las úlceras gastroduodenales).

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #7 May 23, 2011, 05:38 PM

Good to know... many foreigners I know tend to make fun of the use of "ahorita" in Mexico.

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