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  1. Why not?¿Por qué no?

    “¿Por qué no?” means “Why not?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Everyday Conversation. Ask a question.

  2. 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.

  3. Is it available today?¿Está disponible hoy?

    “¿Está disponible hoy?” means “Is it available today?” in Mexican Spanish. Check stock or availability for today.

  4. I am on vacation.Estoy de vacaciones.

    “Estoy de vacaciones.” means “I am on vacation.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.

  5. 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.

  6. There are many people.Hay mucha gente.

    “Hay mucha gente.” means “There are many people.” in Mexican Spanish. Report a large number of people/crowding at an understood place, useful in travel or event planning.

  7. 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.

  8. How do you do it?¿Cómo lo haces?

    “¿Cómo lo haces?” means “How do you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to explain the method for an understood task.

  9. I’ll go.Voy a ir.

    “Voy a ir.” means “I’ll go.” in Mexican Spanish. Commit to going to the understood destination/event.

  10. What language do you speak?¿Qué idioma hablas?

    “¿Qué idioma hablas?” means “What language do you speak?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.

  11. I don’t know you.No te conozco.

    “No te conozco.” means “I don’t know you.” in Mexican Spanish. State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.

  12. Do you have a pen?¿Tienes una pluma?

    “¿Tienes una pluma?” means “Do you have a pen?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.

  13. Do you have a charger?¿Tienes un cargador?

    “¿Tienes un cargador?” means “Do you have a charger?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.

  14. I don’t have it.No lo tengo.

    “No lo tengo.” means “I don’t have it.” in Mexican Spanish. Say the speaker does not have an understood item.

  15. 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.

  16. Please stop.Por favor, para.

    “Por favor, para.” means “Please stop.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. Is it going to rain?¿Va a llover?

    “¿Va a llover?” means “Is it going to rain?” in Mexican Spanish. Discuss the weather forecast.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. How far?¿A qué distancia?

    “¿A qué distancia?” means “How far?” in Mexican Spanish. Asks about distance when the destination is already clear.

  23. 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.

  24. Who wants this?¿Quién quiere esto?

    “¿Quién quiere esto?” means “Who wants this?” in Mexican Spanish. Useful for offering or distributing an item.

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Not recorded33Accept responsibility for an understood task or problem.1Acknowledge making an error, e.g.1Advise taking an umbrella along.1An honest, slightly negative answer about well-being.1Approximate an amount or answer how something is going.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask about another person’s general tastes, rather than placing an order.1Ask about exchanging a purchase.1Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.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 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 explain the method for an understood task.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to vacuum the floor.1Ask someone to wash dishes after a meal.1Ask someone to wash their hands in an ordinary hygiene routine.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 turn their body around.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.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 method, device, or plan will work.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Check stock or availability for today.1Check whether a group is departing immediately.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Clarify that an attributed remark was not said by the speaker.1Commit to going to the understood destination/event.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Confirm reaching a deal in an understood negotiation.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Deny doing an understood action.1Deny that a past incident occurred.1Describe checking email as part of a routine.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 physical or social discomfort; context supplies the cause. Female speaker: Me siento incómoda.1Direct someone upstairs.1Discuss the weather forecast.1Emphasize that a statement is serious.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain that the speaker is learning Spanish.1Explain travel or work availability while on vacation.1Express a job-seeking goal in an appropriate planning conversation.1Express personal appreciation to a friend or partner.1Firmly refuse something.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Give precaution as a reason for doing/taking something extra.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Offer coffee as a host.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.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.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Say the speaker does not have an understood item.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.1State lack of personal acquaintance with the listener.1Tell the listener the speaker trusts them.1
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