EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH
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21 results- When are you free?¿Cuándo estás libre?
“¿Cuándo estás libre?” means “When are you free?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversation builder.
- Who is there?¿Quién está ahí?
“¿Quién está ahí?” means “Who is there?” in Mexican Spanish. Ahí is natural when asking who is at the door; allá can refer farther away.
- Can we meet today?¿Podemos vernos hoy?
“¿Podemos vernos hoy?” means “Can we meet today?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural informal meeting; reunirnos suits a meeting context.
- 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.
- I don’t know how to swim.No sé nadar.
“No sé nadar.” means “I don’t know how to swim.” in Mexican Spanish. For not knowing how to swim. No puedo nadar means being unable or not allowed to swim in the current situation.
- Who do you know?¿A quién conoces?
“¿A quién conoces?” means “Who do you know?” in Mexican Spanish. Conocer for knowing people, rather than saber.
- Who wants this?¿Quién quiere esto?
“¿Quién quiere esto?” means “Who wants this?” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for offering or distributing an item.
- Take a break.Tómate un descanso.
“Tómate un descanso.” means “Take a break.” in Mexican Spanish. Informal command to one person.
- When did you leave?¿Cuándo te fuiste?
“¿Cuándo te fuiste?” means “When did you leave?” in Mexican Spanish. Past-tense conversation.
- Who called me?¿Quién me llamó?
“¿Quién me llamó?” means “Who called me?” in Mexican Spanish. Past tense; accent distinguishes llamó from llamo.
- Who did you call?¿A quién llamaste?
“¿A quién llamaste?” means “Who did you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Personal a before the person called.
- When did you see it?¿Cuándo lo viste? / ¿Cuándo la viste?
“¿Cuándo lo viste? / ¿Cuándo la viste?” means “When did you see it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when someone saw a masculine thing. Use la for a feminine thing; lo can also mean him in context. Choose lo or la to match the thing being discussed; say only one version.
- When should I go?¿Cuándo debería ir?
“¿Cuándo debería ir?” means “When should I go?” in Mexican Spanish. Conditional advice question.
- Who did you see?¿A quién viste?
“¿A quién viste?” means “Who did you see?” in Mexican Spanish. Personal a before the person being seen.
- Who sent this?¿Quién mandó esto?
“¿Quién mandó esto?” means “Who sent this?” in Mexican Spanish. Mandar is a natural everyday alternative to enviar.
- Who did you meet?¿A quién conociste?
“¿A quién conociste?” means “Who did you meet?” in Mexican Spanish. Means meeting someone for the first time; meeting up with a known person needs different wording.
- 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.
- Who is waiting?¿Quién está esperando?
“¿Quién está esperando?” means “Who is waiting?” in Mexican Spanish. A contextual question; keep below essential priority.
- Who do you love?¿A quién amas?
“¿A quién amas?” means “Who do you love?” in Mexican Spanish. Personal or intimate question; not a casual first-meeting prompt. Querer is another common way to express affection.
- Who do you trust?¿En quién confías?
“¿En quién confías?” means “Who do you trust?” in Mexican Spanish. Confiar en requires en.
- Who is crying?¿Quién está llorando?
“¿Quién está llorando?” means “Who is crying?” in Mexican Spanish. Situation-specific but natural.
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