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Bueno, me voy volando, ¡chao!

Right, I'm off, bye!

C2taking leavecolloquialAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Bueno1interjectionright, well,me2pronoun(myself)yo · 1stvoy2verbI'm offir · present · 1st sing.volando1verbin a flash (lit. flying)volar · gerund,¡chao1interjectionbye!

me → voy: irse: leave
volando → voy: volando: how I leave

Word for word: “Well, I'm going away flying, bye!”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Colloquial: bueno to close, the hyperbole irse volando (to dash off) and chao (Latin America; chau in the Southern Cone).
2
irse = to leave; me voy stresses the departure, while voy alone needs a destination. Reflexive verbs and daily routine →

Variations

Bueno, me tengo que ir. ¡Hasta luego!
Si me disculpan, debo retirarme.