ya me

already … me

→ ya
phrase Very common #1,426
already … me The exact translation depends on the verb; ya can also mean “now” or “by now.”
SP: Ya me llamó.
EN: They already called me.

Ya me ha pagado.

He has already paid me.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Ya me conozco ese tonito.

I know that tone of yours.

— Familia (2023)

Alexéi, ya me tenías nerviosa.

Alexei, you had me worried.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

¡Papi, ya me lo dijiste cien veces!

Dad, you’ve already told me a hundred times!

— El hijo de la novia (2001)

Ya me los gasté.

I’ve already spent them.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Ya me encargué.

I've already taken care of it.

Ya me aburrí.

I'm bored already.

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

Sé que tienes hijos, ya me lo has dicho.

I know you have children, you've already told me.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

Ya me avisaron de que habría chistes.

I was warned there would be jokes.

— State and Main (2000)

Ya me quitaron todo ahí fuera, detrás de la alambrada.

They already took everything from me out there, behind the fence.

— Stalker (1979)

No, ya me estacioné.

No, I’ve already parked.

— Anora (2024)

Ya me había tomado un café.

I had already had a coffee.

Ya me encargaré de ti cuando esto se acabe.

I'll take care of you when this is over.

Ya me escondiste ahí una vez y no lo harás de nuevo.

You already hid me there once, and you won't do it again.

— Psicosis (1960)

Maldita sea la hora que lo echaron al mundo, que ya me tiene harta.

Damn the day he was born—I'm sick to death of him.

— Nazarín (1959)

Ya me arreglo.

I'll get ready now.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Cuando nos viste en el salón, él ya me había contado la verdad.

When you saw us in the living room, he had already told me the truth.

Muchas gracias, pero ya me asignaron una suite privada.

Thank you very much, but I've already been assigned a private suite.

— Wicked (2024)

Ya me he comido la mitad del jamón.

I’ve already eaten half the ham.

Eso ya me lo dijiste pero, ¿qué puedo hacer yo?

You already told me that, but what can I do?

— Il postino (1994)

Ya me parecía que tu gancho de izquierda era demasiado bueno.

I knew your left hook was too good to be true.

— タンポポ (1985)

Ya me he tomado tres tazas de café.

I've already had three cups of coffee.

Ya me están tocando el pito.

They're already honking their whistles at me.

— Una película de miedo (2000)

Ya me saqué los zapatos.

I already took off my shoes.

Ya me ha visto, y no me ha rechazado, ¿verdad?

He's seen me, and he hasn't rejected me, right?

— Volver (2006)

Ya me vieron en el baúl.

They’ve already seen me in the trunk.

— Taxi (1998)

Ya me han oído.

They’ve heard me already.

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

Ya me vuelvo, señor.

I'm heading back now, sir.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Ya me los lavé.

I already washed them.

— Haz lo correcto (1989)

Ya me has visto, Tuco.

You've seen me, Tuco.

— El Bueno, El Malo y El Feo (1966)

Ya me encontrarás alguna que quiera perder el tiempo conmigo.

You'll find me someone willing to waste time with me.

— PK (2014)

Ya me aceptaron en el ITAM.

I've been accepted to ITAM.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Ya me he ido.

I've already left.

Ya me retiré.

I've already retired.

— TÁR (2022)

Ya me has oído, Coltrane.

You heard me, Coltrane.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Ya me oíste.

You heard me.

— Primate (2026)

Ya me puedo ir.

I can go now.

— Nazarín (1959)

Ya me había ido.

I had already left.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Claro, ya me imaginaba que iba a pasar algo así tarde o temprano.

Of course, I already imagined that something like this was going to happen sooner or later.

Por muy bien que uno esté aquí, ya me debo ir.

As nice as it is here, I should get going now.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Eso ya me lo han ofrecido.

I've already been offered that.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

¿Y ya me olvidaste?

Have you forgotten me already?

— La Casa de los Cuchillos (2004)

Ya me parecías familiar.

You already seemed familiar to me.

— El Maquinista (2004)

Ya me he tomado un café.

I've already had a coffee.

Si no fuera por este caso, ya me habría ido.

If it weren't for this case, I would have left already.

— Masaan 2015 (2015)

Ya me ha vuelto el sarpullido.

The rash has come back.

— Amélie (2001)

Ya me lo has dicho antes.

You've already told me that before.

Ya me vuelvo.

I'm heading back now.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Ya me marchaba, íbamos a entrar en el local.

I was just leaving, we were about to go into the building.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Ya me he acabado este libro.

I've already finished this book.

Yo te dije"ten cuidado que ya me viene".

I told you, “Be careful, it’s coming for me now.”

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Ya me salvaste.

You already saved me.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Su mujer ya me ha pagado.

His wife has already paid me.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Ya me has oído.

You heard me.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Ya me encargo.

I'll take care of it.

— Arco (2025)

Ya me pagó.

He already paid me.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Todo eso es muy bonito, pero ya me lo sé.

That's all very nice, but I already know it.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Ya me asustaste.

You scared me.

— Mulholland Drive: Sueños, misterios y secretos (2001)

Ellos ya me encontraron.

They have already found me.

— El cuento de la Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Ya me había olvidado que tú tenías novia.

I had already forgotten that you had a girlfriend.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Usted ya me tiene colgado como un murciélago.

You've got me hanging like a bat.

— Masaan 2015 (2015)

Ay, ya me imaginaba que todo esto que nos daba no era gratis.

Oh, I figured all this stuff they were giving us wasn’t free.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Ya me he decidido.

I've already decided.

— Audición (2000)

Ya me pasan a buscar.

They're coming to pick me up now.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Ya me llené.

I'm full now.

Ya me habrás matado.

You'll have killed me by then.

— Diva (1981)

Ya me contestó Frank Graves, me regresó la llamada.

Frank Graves just got back to me; he returned my call.

— Museo (2018)

El Cardenal Tremblay ya me ha hablado de esto.

Cardinal Tremblay has already spoken to me about this.

— Cónclave (2024)

Ni siquiera he terminado de hacerte y ¿ya me faltas el respeto?

I haven't even finished making you, and you're already disrespecting me?

— Pinocho (2019)

Sí, eso ya me lo dijiste, Jesús.

Yes, you already told me that, Jesus.

— Noche de fuego (2021)

Ya me parecía que no era bueno.

I had a feeling it wasn’t any good.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

Ya me están haciendo sudar.

They're already making me sweat.

— 암살 (2015)

Ya me salí del negocio de las drogas.

I'm out of the drug business now.