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  1. At what time?¿A qué hora?

    “¿A qué hora?” means “At what time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.

  2. It’s not safe.No es seguro.

    “No es seguro.” means “It’s not safe.” in Mexican Spanish. State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.

  3. What day is it?¿Qué día es?

    “¿Qué día es?” means “What day is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which day it is.

  4. Are they here?¿Ellos están aquí?

    “¿Ellos están aquí?” means “Are they here?” in Mexican Spanish. Check the presence of an understood group of people.

  5. Can they help?¿Ellos pueden ayudar?

    “¿Ellos pueden ayudar?” means “Can they help?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.

  6. Are you at home?¿Estás en casa?

    “¿Estás en casa?” means “Are you at home?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the listener is currently at home.

  7. It’s an emergency!¡Es una emergencia!

    “¡Es una emergencia!” means “It’s an emergency!” in Mexican Spanish. Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.

  8. There’s a fire!¡Hay un incendio!

    “¡Hay un incendio!” means “There’s a fire!” in Mexican Spanish. Warn that there is a fire.

  9. Who are you with?¿Con quién estás?

    “¿Con quién estás?” means “Who are you with?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who is accompanying the listener.

  10. I can’t sleep.No puedo dormir.

    “No puedo dormir.” means “I can’t sleep.” in Mexican Spanish. Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.

  11. Are they ready?¿Ellos están listos?

    “¿Ellos están listos?” means “Are they ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.

  12. How do you feel?¿Cómo te sientes?

    “¿Cómo te sientes?” means “How do you feel?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.

  13. 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.

  14. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

  15. My phone battery is low.Tengo poca batería.

    “Tengo poca batería.” means “My phone battery is low.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain limited remaining phone battery.

  16. Do I have to go?¿Tengo que ir?

    “¿Tengo que ir?” means “Do I have to go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.

  17. Do I have to wait?¿Tengo que esperar?

    “¿Tengo que esperar?” means “Do I have to wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.

  18. I can’t hear you.No te escucho.

    “No te escucho.” means “I can’t hear you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.

  19. 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.

  20. Do you have any allergies?¿Tiene alguna alergia?

    “¿Tiene alguna alergia?” means “Do you have any allergies?” in Mexican Spanish. Understand a formal question asking about allergies.

  21. I feel worse.Me siento peor.

    “Me siento peor.” means “I feel worse.” in Mexican Spanish. Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.

  22. Can I stay?¿Me puedo quedar?

    “¿Me puedo quedar?” means “Can I stay?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.

  23. I can’t do it.No puedo hacerlo.

    “No puedo hacerlo.” means “I can’t do it.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to do the understood task.

  24. I can’t help you.No puedo ayudarte.

    “No puedo ayudarte.” means “I can’t help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.

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Not recorded6Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1Alert someone to an unidentified person’s presence here.1Answer an understood possessions or supplies inquiry with having nothing.1Approve an improved arrangement or adjustment.1Arrange a visit to the listener’s location.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 about exchanging a purchase.1Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for accommodation at a hotel.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for feedback on appearance/clothing before an outing.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask for the scheduled clock time of an already understood event, rather than current clock time.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.1Ask listener not to interrupt the speaker in conversation.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask permission to use the indicated item.1Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.1Ask someone not to leave.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.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 care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to do the laundry.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to iron clothing.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 sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to water the plants.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to return a phone call.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what food someone is currently eating.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether listener is heading home when coordinating departure.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask whether to do the understood action now or later.1Ask whether to sit/act inside or outside.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which day it is.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask which of two indicated places to use for the understood action or seating.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask who is accompanying the listener.1Ask who owns the indicated item.1Check that a traveller has their ticket before entry or boarding.1Check the presence of an understood group of people.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether a known person was asked about the understood issue.1Check whether an understood group can provide assistance.1Check whether an understood group is prepared, not state they are ready.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Check whether the listener is currently at home.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Clarify that the speaker does not want a remark misinterpreted.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Compliment someone as funny or enjoyable company. Female listener: Eres muy divertida.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm a shared plan to meet at the already indicated place.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Confirm two options/references are the same thing, not ask if they are.1Conventional relief expression with religious wording.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny that a past incident occurred.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.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Evaluate an explanation or situation as confusing.1Evaluate deterioration of a situation/item, not one’s health status.1Explain a hearing/audio problem during a call.1Explain a scheduled meeting when discussing plans or availability.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1Explain inability to do the understood task.1Explain limited remaining phone battery.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain that the speaker does not have a car, for example while arranging transport.1Explain that the speaker has to wait.1Explain that the speaker is not employed.1Explain the need to end a visit or conversation.1Explain timing is earlier than appropriate.1Explicitly report emergency status so urgency is understood.1Express a wish that listener were present during separation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express that listener deserves better treatment or an outcome in an understood situation.1Finish an order, list or explanation by saying nothing more is needed.1Firmly refuse something.1Give a conventional appreciative or supportive best-person compliment. Female listener: Eres la mejor.1Give encouragement about ongoing progress rather than praise a completed job.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Give your age with tener; substitute the number as needed.1Invite a suggestion for solving an understood problem.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Mark that an understood experience/action is happening for the first occasion.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1React to new information by saying the speaker did not previously know it.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Reassure that some method/solution exists for the understood problem.1Refer to the previous occasion in a short contextual timing answer.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.1Report difficulty sleeping, not desire to sleep or a bedtime instruction.1Report feeling worse, rather than improvement, during an ordinary or healthcare check-in.1Report having no plans when discussing availability.1Report rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Report that the answer is unknown to everyone involved, not only the speaker.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request a travel ticket; boleto is common in Mexico.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request or describe doing things one by one.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Return someone’s thanks; gracias a ti can also credit them for an outcome.1Say an understood action or item is unnecessary.1Say an understood event will happen sooner or later.1Say events/actions happen simultaneously.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.1Say there is no available space for an understood item or task.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.1Set a clear boundary against repetition of an understood action.1Share an intuition or hunch.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1State listener cannot drive in an understood current plan.1State that an understood action or place is unsafe. For an action or situation, keep seguro. An understood feminine object takes segura.1State that an understood item or action is not dangerous.1Suggest focusing a conversation on its main point.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell a passenger to board the car.1Tell the current time. For other hours, use Son las dos, Son las tres, and so on.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a clinician/dentist’s formal instruction to open the mouth.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1Understand a formal question asking where pain is located.1Warn that there is a fire.1
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