EXPLORE MEXICAN SPANISH
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21 results- Can I call you?¿Te puedo llamar?
“¿Te puedo llamar?” means “Can I call you?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.
- When are you leaving?¿Cuándo te vas?
“¿Cuándo te vas?” means “When are you leaving?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation.
- When are we meeting?¿Cuándo nos vemos?
“¿Cuándo nos vemos?” means “When are we meeting?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural social planning; replaces formal future reuniremos.
- I don’t need help.No necesito ayuda.
“No necesito ayuda.” means “I don’t need help.” in Mexican Spanish. Useful clear refusal; add gracias for a softer response.
- I don’t have time.No tengo tiempo.
“No tengo tiempo.” means “I don’t have time.” in Mexican Spanish. Natural statement about lack of availability.
- I’m not tired.No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.
“No estoy cansado. / No estoy cansada.” means “I’m not tired.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose by speaker gender.
- Can you see it?¿Lo puedes ver? / ¿La puedes ver?
“¿Lo puedes ver? / ¿La puedes ver?” means “Can you see it?” in Mexican Spanish. Use la for a feminine referent. Choose lo or la to match the thing being discussed; say only one version.
- Can you do it?¿Lo puedes hacer? / ¿La puedes hacer?
“¿Lo puedes hacer? / ¿La puedes hacer?” means “Can you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. Informal tú question for everyday conversation. Choose lo or la to match the thing being discussed; say only one version.
- Who is she?¿Quién es ella?
“¿Quién es ella?” means “Who is she?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep the explicit pronoun when identifying the woman.
- Who is ready?¿Quién está listo?
“¿Quién está listo?” means “Who is ready?” in Mexican Spanish. Use lista when asking about a woman or an all-female group; listos/listas when addressing a group as ready. Lista applies when the person is female. Address a group directly with ¿Están listos? or ¿Están listas?
- We aren’t busy.No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.
“No estamos ocupados. / No estamos ocupadas.” means “We aren’t busy.” in Mexican Spanish. Choose the group-gender alternative.
- When can we start?¿Cuándo podemos empezar?
“¿Cuándo podemos empezar?” means “When can we start?” in Mexican Spanish. Distinct from asking permission to start now.
- Who is he?¿Quién es él?
“¿Quién es él?” means “Who is he?” in Mexican Spanish. Keep the explicit pronoun when identifying the man.
- I don’t want it.No lo quiero. / No la quiero.
“No lo quiero. / No la quiero.” means “I don’t want it.” in Mexican Spanish. Lo/la agree with the thing; select one alternative.
- I’m not happy.No estoy feliz.
“No estoy feliz.” means “I’m not happy.” in Mexican Spanish. Can express an unhappy emotional state or dissatisfaction; estoy descontento/descontenta is more specifically dissatisfied.
- He is ready.Él está listo.
“Él está listo.” means “He is ready.” in Mexican Spanish. Ready for an action; ser listo means being clever, a different meaning.
- She is nice.Ella es amable.
“Ella es amable.” means “She is nice.” in Mexican Spanish. Specifically kind or courteous. Es simpática describes being pleasant or likeable.
- Can they come today?¿Pueden venir hoy?
“¿Pueden venir hoy?” means “Can they come today?” in Mexican Spanish. Context establishes they; can also address ustedes.
- Can he drive?¿Él puede manejar?
“¿Él puede manejar?” means “Can he drive?” in Mexican Spanish. Means present ability/permission in context; knowing how is ¿Él sabe manejar?
- Who is here?¿Quién está aquí?
“¿Quién está aquí?” means “Who is here?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask who is present.
- Who are they?¿Quiénes son ellos? / ¿Quiénes son ellas?
“¿Quiénes son ellos? / ¿Quiénes son ellas?” means “Who are they?” in Mexican Spanish. Plural quiénes; ellos for a male or mixed group, ellas for an all-female group.
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