EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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  1. I’m almost there.Ya casi llego.

    “Ya casi llego.” means “I’m almost there.” in Mexican Spanish. Used when you are close to arriving. Llego is present tense, used here for imminent arrival.

  2. How long will it take?¿Cuánto va a tardar?

    “¿Cuánto va a tardar?” means “How long will it take?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.

  3. Don’t move.No te muevas.

    “No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.

  4. Help me sit down.Ayúdame a sentarme.

    “Ayúdame a sentarme.” means “Help me sit down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.

  5. That doesn’t work for me.Eso no me viene bien.

    “Eso no me viene bien.” means “That doesn’t work for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.

  6. Please go over there.Ve para allá, por favor.

    “Ve para allá, por favor.” means “Please go over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.

  7. Help me get up.Ayúdame a levantarme.

    “Ayúdame a levantarme.” means “Help me get up.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.

  8. Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?

    “¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.

  9. How old are you?¿Cuántos años tienes?

    “¿Cuántos años tienes?” means “How old are you?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.

  10. Get your things.Toma tus cosas.

    “Toma tus cosas.” means “Get your things.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.

  11. Please be quiet.Guarda silencio, por favor.

    “Guarda silencio, por favor.” means “Please be quiet.” in Mexican Spanish. Make a respectful request for quiet.

  12. Where can I sit?¿Dónde puedo sentarme?

    “¿Dónde puedo sentarme?” means “Where can I sit?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.

  13. Where is the ER?¿Dónde está el área de urgencias?

    “¿Dónde está el área de urgencias?” means “Where is the ER?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how to locate the hospital emergency department.

  14. Take this medicine.Tome este medicamento.

    “Tome este medicamento.” means “Take this medicine.” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.

  15. Call an ambulance.Llama a una ambulancia.

    “Llama a una ambulancia.” means “Call an ambulance.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.

  16. Help me carry this.Ayúdame a llevar esto.

    “Ayúdame a llevar esto.” means “Help me carry this.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.

  17. I did it.Lo hice.

    “Lo hice.” means “I did it.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm having completed the understood action.

  18. How do you close it?¿Cómo se cierra?

    “¿Cómo se cierra?” means “How do you close it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is closed.

  19. Get ready.Prepárate.

    “Prepárate.” means “Get ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.

  20. Don’t cry.No llores.

    “No llores.” means “Don’t cry.” in Mexican Spanish. Comfort someone who is crying.

  21. How do you open it?¿Cómo se abre?

    “¿Cómo se abre?” means “How do you open it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a device/container/door is opened.

  22. Tell him.Díselo.

    “Díselo.” means “Tell him.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.

  23. Don’t worry.No te preocupes.

    “No te preocupes.” means “Don’t worry.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassurance to one person you address informally.

  24. How do you use it?¿Cómo se usa?

    “¿Cómo se usa?” means “How do you use it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.

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Formality and register3 branches

How a phrase addresses someone: Neutral, Familiar (tú), or Formal (usted). Politeness also depends on wording and context; tú can be polite.

Conversation role12 branches

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Not recorded77Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.1Ask a trusted person or partner to remain with the speaker.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask how a device/container/door is closed.1Ask how a device/container/door is opened.1Ask how to locate the hospital emergency department.1Ask if a proposed action would be helpful.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask someone not to leave.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to brush their teeth during a household routine.1Ask someone to dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what material an understood object is made from.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Comfort someone who is crying.1Commit to remaining at the understood place or event.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm having completed the understood action.1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Confirm whether another person intends to stay.1Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Firmly refuse something.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Make a respectful request for quiet.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer coffee as a host.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask a seller whether they can offer a discount.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report that a drinking glass broke accidentally.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Say an event/situation has ended, not merely that a work task is finished.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1Suggest going out for air.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Tell someone to prepare for the understood next activity.1The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to breathe deeply.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1Wake someone who is sleeping.1
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