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  1. Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?

    “¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.

  2. This is my order.Este es mi pedido.

    “Este es mi pedido.” means “This is my order.” in Mexican Spanish. Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.

  3. What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?

    “¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.

  4. It’s on me.Yo invito.

    “Yo invito.” means “It’s on me.” in Mexican Spanish. Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.

  5. Will you come back?¿Vas a volver?

    “¿Vas a volver?” means “Will you come back?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener intends to return.

  6. What are you waiting for?¿Qué estás esperando?

    “¿Qué estás esperando?” means “What are you waiting for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.

  7. Are there any seats available?¿Hay asientos disponibles?

    “¿Hay asientos disponibles?” means “Are there any seats available?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.

  8. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

  9. Get out quickly.Sal rápido.

    “Sal rápido.” means “Get out quickly.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.

  10. Do we have to stop?¿Tenemos que parar?

    “¿Tenemos que parar?” means “Do we have to stop?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.

  11. That works for me.Eso me viene bien.

    “Eso me viene bien.” means “That works for me.” in Mexican Spanish. Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.

  12. When is the next bus?¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?

    “¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?” means “When is the next bus?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. Did they leave?¿Ya se fueron?

    “¿Ya se fueron?” means “Did they leave?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether a group has already departed.

  17. Do we need to hurry?¿Tenemos que apurarnos?

    “¿Tenemos que apurarnos?” means “Do we need to hurry?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.

  18. Can you try it?¿Puedes intentarlo?

    “¿Puedes intentarlo?” means “Can you try it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask another person to attempt the understood task.

  19. This is my favorite.Este es mi favorito.

    “Este es mi favorito.” means “This is my favorite.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.

  20. I plan to drive.Planeo manejar.

    “Planeo manejar.” means “I plan to drive.” in Mexican Spanish. State an intention to drive in a travel plan.

  21. Are you in love?¿Estás enamorado?

    ¿Estás enamorado? asks whether the listener is in love. Use enamorada when referring to a female listener. This is a personal question, so the relationship and context matter.

  22. There are many people.Hay mucha gente.

    “Hay mucha gente.” means “There are many people.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.

  23. Which is yours?¿Cuál es el tuyo?

    “¿Cuál es el tuyo?” means “Which is yours?” in Mexican Spanish. Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?

  24. How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?

    “¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.

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Formality and register2 branches

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

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Not recorded4Accept a proposed time/arrangement because it suits the speaker.1Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?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 exchanging a purchase.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask another person to attempt the understood task.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which season applies in an understood location, for example comparing hemispheres.1Ask who is responsible for an understood error or problem.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Decline a proposed time/arrangement because it does not suit the speaker.1Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.1Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain that the keys are inside an indicated place, useful in a lockout discussion.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Leave an understood object alone or as it is. For a feminine object, déjala.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report a delayed train during travel planning.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Report that a window is open, for example while discussing rain or ventilation.1Report that the relevant place is empty of people.1Report that the speaker has already had the midday meal, for example when offered lunch.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Seek a shared decision about whether to wait.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Share an intuition or hunch.1State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1State an intention to drive in a travel plan.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1The place is across the street. Keep the street as the reference point.1
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