EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH

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  1. 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.

  2. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

  3. 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.

  4. I can’t breathe.No puedo respirar.

    “No puedo respirar.” means “I can’t breathe.” in Mexican Spanish. Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.

  5. I’ll pay in cash.Voy a pagar en efectivo.

    “Voy a pagar en efectivo.” means “I’ll pay in cash.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.

  6. I have to leave.Tengo que irme.

    “Tengo que irme.” means “I have to leave.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.

  7. 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.

  8. Just in case.Por si acaso.

    “Por si acaso.” means “Just in case.” in Mexican Spanish. Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.

  9. By the way.Por cierto.

    “Por cierto.” means “By the way.” in Mexican Spanish. Introduce a related aside in conversation.

  10. That’s a shame.Qué lástima.

    “Qué lástima.” means “That’s a shame.” in Mexican Spanish. Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.

  11. You can tell me.Puedes decírmelo.

    “Puedes decírmelo.” means “You can tell me.” in Mexican Spanish. Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.

  12. You can keep it.Puedes quedártelo.

    “Puedes quedártelo.” means “You can keep it.” in Mexican Spanish. Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.

  13. We have a deal.Tenemos un trato.

    “Tenemos un trato.” means “We have a deal.” in Mexican Spanish. Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.

  14. It’s finished.Ya está terminado.

    “Ya está terminado.” means “It’s finished.” in Mexican Spanish. Refers to a completed task or a masculine noun; use terminada for a feminine noun.

  15. I’m counting on you.Cuento contigo.

    “Cuento contigo.” means “I’m counting on you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.

  16. I want to find a job.Quiero encontrar trabajo.

    “Quiero encontrar trabajo.” means “I want to find a job.” in Mexican Spanish. Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.

  17. I care about you.Me importas.

    “Me importas.” means “I care about you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.

  18. I trust you.Confío en ti.

    “Confío en ti.” means “I trust you.” in Mexican Spanish. Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.

  19. I feel disappointed.Me siento decepcionado.

    “Me siento decepcionado.” means “I feel disappointed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe disappointment after an unmet expectation. Female speaker: Me siento decepcionada.

  20. I feel embarrassed.Me siento avergonzado.

    “Me siento avergonzado.” means “I feel embarrassed.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe embarrassment. Avergonzado is different from embarazada (pregnant). Female speaker: Me siento avergonzada.

  21. I feel uncomfortable.Me siento incómodo.

    “Me siento incómodo.” means “I feel uncomfortable.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.

  22. I’m not kidding.No es broma.

    “No es broma.” means “I’m not kidding.” in Mexican Spanish. Emphasize that a statement is serious.

  23. You can text me.Puedes mandarme un mensaje.

    “Puedes mandarme un mensaje.” means “You can text me.” in Mexican Spanish. Invite the listener to text the speaker.

  24. That makes sense.Tiene sentido.

    “Tiene sentido.” means “That makes sense.” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Respond / explain.

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Not recorded9Accept an invitation enthusiastically.1Acknowledge/reassure that the speaker will not worry about the understood matter.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1Answer a question about having gone to the already understood place/event.1Ask for time to think before replying.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Choose a favorite among understood alternatives. For a feminine object: Esta es mi favorita.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clearly communicate breathing difficulty to someone assisting.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1Commit to avoiding an argument in an understood conversation.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.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 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 physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Describe showering in a household routine.1Describe waking as a daily routine.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Explain arriving late in an understood past situation.1Explain current activity while on foot.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express affection for your family.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Express sympathy at an unfortunate event.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Identify a food/shop order when collecting it or resolving a mix-up.1Introduce a related aside in conversation.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Invite someone to have coffee together.1Invite someone to hear a piece of news or a surprise.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Offer ongoing personal support, e.g.1Offer to pay for a companion/group’s purchase or meal.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Reassure someone about an uncertain future outcome.1Report an accidental coffee spill to explain a mess or request assistance.1Report not asking an understood person or question.1Report not sleeping during an understood night or period.1Report snow currently falling.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 that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Tell a driver or seller that the speaker will pay cash.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1
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