Aguántame tantito

(everyday chunks)
B2 (¡Nivelazo!)Chilango 🚇Ñero (barrio) 🧢MUY informal 💀

🧠 What it means

Woohoo! I present to you another super Mexican way of asking someone to hold on or wait (especially when you’re in the middle of doing something!). It just means: 👉 Hold on a sec 👉 Give me a second (but chilango style)

🌪️ When to whip it out

Whenever you want to tell someone to hold on a sec in the most Mexican way imaginable:

Aguántame tantito, nomás termino esta llamada.
Give me a sec, just finishing this call.

— Oye, ¿ya vámonos?
— Aguántame tantito, ya casi termino.
— Hey, ready to go?
— Hold on a sec, I’m almost finished.

⚠️ Tone

✅ Super informal.

✅ Slightly more ñero than espérame tantito.

🚫 Maybe skip in formal situations.

🔁 Similar chunks

Espérame tantitoPérame tantitoPérameAguanta varaDame chanceDame un segundito

🦜 El Rincón del Cotorreo

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