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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Please pull over.Oríllese, por favor.

    “Oríllese, por favor.” means “Please pull over.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.

  7. Did they leave?¿Ya se fueron?

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

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. I check my email.Reviso mi correo.

    “Reviso mi correo.” means “I check my email.” in Mexican Spanish. Describe checking email as part of a routine.

  11. 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.

  12. What’s it about?¿De qué trata?

    “¿De qué trata?” means “What’s it about?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.

  13. How can we improve?¿Cómo podemos mejorar?

    “¿Cómo podemos mejorar?” means “How can we improve?” in Mexican Spanish. Seek constructive advice on improving a shared activity or product.

  14. Why did you call?¿Por qué llamaste?

    “¿Por qué llamaste?” means “Why did you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the reason for a past call.

  15. Vacuum the floor.Aspira el piso.

    “Aspira el piso.” means “Vacuum the floor.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to vacuum the floor.

  16. Look after me.Cuida de mí.

    “Cuida de mí.” means “Look after me.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to care for or watch over you.

  17. Keep it secret.Guarda el secreto.

    “Guarda el secreto.” means “Keep it secret.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to keep already shared information private.

  18. Look up the word.Busca la palabra.

    “Busca la palabra.” means “Look up the word.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.

  19. Fill up the bottle.Llena la botella.

    “Llena la botella.” means “Fill up the bottle.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.

  20. Take an umbrella.Lleva un paraguas.

    “Lleva un paraguas.” means “Take an umbrella.” in Mexican Spanish. Advise taking an umbrella along.

  21. Go up the stairs.Sube las escaleras.

    “Sube las escaleras.” means “Go up the stairs.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone upstairs.

  22. Change the sheets.Cambia las sábanas.

    “Cambia las sábanas.” means “Change the sheets.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.

  23. How did you find it?¿Cómo lo encontraste?

    “¿Cómo lo encontraste?” means “How did you find it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how listener found an understood item or place.

  24. Will you marry me?¿Te casarías conmigo?

    ¿Te casarías conmigo? is a marriage proposal to an established partner. The conditional casarías makes a natural proposal. Conmigo means with me; the Spanish verb casarse uses con for the person one marries.

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Advise taking an umbrella along.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Ask a driver to pull over. This form addresses usted.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.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 how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask someone to bring the speaker up to date on missed events.1Ask someone to care for or watch over you.1Ask someone to change the bed sheets as a household task.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask what a woman mentioned earlier purchased.1Ask what an understood book, film or subject is about.1Ask whether the group needs to stop the current action or journey.1Ask whether the speaker and companions need to act urgently.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Comment conventionally that time seems to pass quickly.1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Describe a household chore as a habit/activity.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.1Describe feeling guilt or remorse.1Describe making the bed as a household chore.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct someone upstairs.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Explain a need to sleep and end an activity or conversation.1Explain an obligation to study.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Introduce a dream from sleep, not an ambition or a general noun label.1Invite shared enjoyment of an activity.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.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 rain ending, distinct from current rainfall.1Report receiving a call from an unidentified person, e.g.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.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.1Specify speaking or meeting face to face rather than remotely.1State a decision not to stay at the understood place/event.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Understand a clinician’s formal request to lie down.1Understand a clinician’s instruction about a previously identified medicine.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1
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