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/Sounds like "FEE" (as in "feet") + "hah" (as in "hard") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

An expression to introduce something you want to share, like 'so get this' or 'turns out that.' In Mexico and Central America, fíjate opens up any gossip or news conversation.

Examples

Fíjate, I won't be able to go on the trip anymore.

Fíjate, I found out something really intense.

Regional synonyms

To move on from something in the past and keep going without holding a grudge. The emotional equivalent of closing a chapter: you acknowledge what happened and then deliberately leave it behind. Common across Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.