Spanish slang phrase: "Au-ri-tah no"

Question

During a recent vacation to Mexico my father has been hearing a phrase uttered quite often that he cant quite place and does not know how to spell. Apparently phonetically it sounds something like "Au-ri-tah no". If anyone has any idea what this might be feedback would be tremendously appreciated.

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Dec 23, 2011

Answer 1

O M G, Benjamin, when you hear this, sit down tight and wait, and wait, and wait----

this is : ahorita no. Not now.

ahorita...supposedly means: right now, but you would have to be there to see that when they say ahorita...wow, it just never seems to happen

Brillante! - Jeremias, Dec 23, 2011

Thanks so much. Now I feel dumb, shoulda guessed that. ;) - Benjamin_JS, Dec 23, 2011

No you shouldn't have, Benjamin! Sometimes it takes a native speaker to make the connection -- and Heidita's our best at making just those connections!! - territurtle, Dec 24, 2011

Answer 2

"ahorita, no." --- "not (right) now"

"ahorita" is a diminutive form of "haora" (="now) and the "no" is, of course, "no"

P.S. Nerts! Too slow by almost a full minute.

Answer 3

Ahorita, no.

Not right now/at this moment.

EDIT:

OOps I didn't see you Heidita.