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  1. When do you study?¿Cuándo estudias?

    “¿Cuándo estudias?” means “When do you study?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep; situation-specific.

  2. Who do you need?¿A quién necesitas?

    “¿A quién necesitas?” means “Who do you need?” in Mexican Spanish. Use when asking which person is needed for a task; context required.

  3. I have to study.Tengo que estudiar.

    “Tengo que estudiar.” means “I have to study.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain an obligation to study.

  4. I have to sleep.Tengo que dormir.

    “Tengo que dormir.” means “I have to sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.

  5. I am cooking.Estoy cocinando.

    “Estoy cocinando.” means “I am cooking.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current cooking activity/availability.

  6. Did you drive?¿Manejaste?

    “¿Manejaste?” means “Did you drive?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether driving happened in a past situation, not whether someone knows how to drive.

  7. Look down.Mira abajo.

    “Mira abajo.” means “Look down.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.

  8. I do the dishes.Lavo los platos.

    “Lavo los platos.” means “I do the dishes.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.

  9. I do it myself.Lo hago yo mismo.

    “Lo hago yo mismo.” means “I do it myself.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.

  10. Something happened.Algo pasó.

    “Algo pasó.” means “Something happened.” in Mexican Spanish. Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.

  11. I make the bed.Hago la cama.

    “Hago la cama.” means “I make the bed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe making the bed as a household chore.

  12. From now on.De ahora en adelante.

    “De ahora en adelante.” means “From now on.” in Mexican Spanish. Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.

  13. There’s a way.Hay una manera.

    “Hay una manera.” means “There’s a way.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.

  14. Face to face.Cara a cara.

    “Cara a cara.” means “Face to face.” in Mexican Spanish. Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.

  15. Who is waiting?¿Quién está esperando?

    “¿Quién está esperando?” means “Who is waiting?” in Mexican Spanish. A contextual question; keep below essential priority.

  16. How do you learn Spanish?¿Cómo aprendes español?

    “¿Cómo aprendes español?” means “How do you learn Spanish?” in Mexican Spanish. Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.

  17. I am walking.Estoy caminando.

    “Estoy caminando.” means “I am walking.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain current activity while on foot.

  18. It’s snowing.Está nevando.

    “Está nevando.” means “It’s snowing.” in Mexican Spanish. Report snow currently falling.

  19. It’s next to me.Está a mi lado.

    “Está a mi lado.” means “It’s next to me.” in Mexican Spanish. Locate an item/person beside the speaker.

  20. Nobody is here.No hay nadie aquí.

    “No hay nadie aquí.” means “Nobody is here.” in Mexican Spanish. Report that the relevant place is empty of people.

  21. Is there a hotel nearby?¿Hay un hotel cerca?

    “¿Hay un hotel cerca?” means “Is there a hotel nearby?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a hotel exists nearby during travel.

  22. I have a gift for you.Tengo un regalo para ti.

    “Tengo un regalo para ti.” means “I have a gift for you.” in Mexican Spanish. Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.

  23. I want to meet you.Quiero conocerte.

    “Quiero conocerte.” means “I want to meet you.” in Mexican Spanish. Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.

  24. When did it happen?¿Cuándo pasó?

    “¿Cuándo pasó?” means “When did it happen?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.

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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 recorded13Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1Affirm a serious romantic match in an established relationship.1Alert someone that an incident/event occurred, followed by details when asked.1Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Ask a close person for a hug.1Ask about a possible health risk.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for affection in an appropriate established relationship.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.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 iron clothing.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask the date/time of a previously mentioned past event.1Ask the listener to consider the understood suggestion.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask to wrap an understood item, e.g.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask when an understood activity or job started in the past.1Ask when an understood task finished in the past.1Ask when information or a result will become known.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether a hotel exists nearby during travel.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether driving happened in a past situation, not whether someone knows how to drive.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask which person arrived at an earlier event.1Ask which season applies in an understood location, for example comparing hemispheres.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether an understood man has replied to a message/question.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Confirm whether another person intends to stay.1Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe a messy room in ordinary household conversation.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe fitness after inactivity or during activity planning.1Describe getting out of bed as a routine, rather than command someone to stand.1Describe going to bed as a routine, rather than telling another person to sleep.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Describe progress learning English.1Describe showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Explain a future decision not to drive.1Explain a future decision not to work in the understood period, e.g.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain a past illness/absence. Female speaker: Estaba enferma.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain current cooking activity/availability.1Explain handling a task oneself without another person’s assistance.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain past unavailability due to being busy. Female speaker: Estaba ocupada.1Explain what the speaker was doing during an understood past period.1Express affection for your family.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firm request for honesty.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1Give an ordinary household bathing instruction.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Locate an item/person beside the speaker.1Mark a new rule/arrangement applying from this moment onward.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer to cook for the listener as a household or relationship arrangement.1Often an ironic reaction to bad luck; tone establishes the meaning. Suerte is feminine regardless of the speaker.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Propose staying at home together instead of an outing.1Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Report increasing outdoor warmth.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Report snow currently falling.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 painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Respectfully report that a previously identified person died.1Set a boundary that the speaker will not wait.1Share an intuition or hunch.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State a firm boundary that an understood decision is settled.1Suggest going out for air.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.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 hospitality where the business/host covers the cost.1
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