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  1. Can you fix it?¿Puedes arreglarlo?

    “¿Puedes arreglarlo?” means “Can you fix it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.

  2. How does it work?¿Cómo funciona?

    “¿Cómo funciona?” means “How does it work?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how an understood thing/system works.

  3. Are we running late?¿Vamos tarde?

    “¿Vamos tarde?” means “Are we running late?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.

  4. 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.

  5. What’s your number?¿Cuál es tu número?

    “¿Cuál es tu número?” means “What’s your number?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.

  6. Do you remember me?¿Me recuerdas?

    “¿Me recuerdas?” means “Do you remember me?” in Mexican Spanish. Check recognition when meeting someone again.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. What’s your address?¿Cuál es tu dirección?

    “¿Cuál es tu dirección?” means “What’s your address?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.

  13. What are you waiting for?¿Qué estás esperando?

    “¿Qué estás esperando?” means “What are you waiting for?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.

  14. Can I use this?¿Puedo usar esto?

    “¿Puedo usar esto?” means “Can I use this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to use the indicated item.

  15. Are there any seats available?¿Hay asientos disponibles?

    “¿Hay asientos disponibles?” means “Are there any seats available?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.

  16. Do you have Wi-Fi?¿Tienes Wi-Fi?

    “¿Tienes Wi-Fi?” means “Do you have Wi-Fi?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.

  17. Where is the hospital?¿Dónde está el hospital?

    “¿Dónde está el hospital?” means “Where is the hospital?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for the location of a hospital facility.

  18. Have they arrived?¿Ya llegaron?

    “¿Ya llegaron?” means “Have they arrived?” in Mexican Spanish. Check whether expected people have already arrived.

  19. Do I have to do this?¿Tengo que hacer esto?

    “¿Tengo que hacer esto?” means “Do I have to do this?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether performing the understood task is required.

  20. When is the next bus?¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?

    “¿Cuándo pasa el próximo camión?” means “When is the next bus?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.

  21. Where can I wait?¿Dónde puedo esperar?

    “¿Dónde puedo esperar?” means “Where can I wait?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.

  22. Can I take a break?¿Puedo tomar un descanso?

    “¿Puedo tomar un descanso?” means “Can I take a break?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.

  23. How long will it take?¿Cuánto va a tardar?

    “¿Cuánto va a tardar?” means “How long will it take?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.

  24. Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?

    “¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.

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Ask a familiar person whether they are in love, in an appropriate personal conversation. Female listener: ¿Estás enamorada?1Ask a person’s age in an appropriate introductory conversation.1Ask a romantic partner whether they love the speaker.1Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about someone’s current physical or emotional condition.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.1Ask for operating or usage instructions for an understood item.1Ask for pronunciation of an understood word/name.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the location of a hospital facility.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how an understood thing/system works.1Ask how listener found an understood item or place.1Ask how to locate the hospital emergency department.1Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask if a companion has a charger available, for possible borrowing.1Ask listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.1Ask permission to use the indicated item.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to spell a word or name.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask staff/host where it is appropriate to wait.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what initial step to take in an understood process.1Ask what material an understood object is made from.1Ask when the next bus service arrives/passes.1Ask when you can check in at a hotel.1Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether going/leaving is necessary, rather than ask advice or permission.1Ask whether listener eats meat before planning or serving a meal.1Ask whether listener is still working while checking availability.1Ask whether listener will cover an understood bill/expense when coordinating payment.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether seats are available in a waiting/travel/venue setting.1Ask whether the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask whether waiting is required, rather than whether waiting would be advisable.1Ask which event/object someone is waiting for.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask which person resides at the indicated home, not who is physically present now.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a group has already departed.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Check whether expected people have already arrived.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.1Check whether the listener intends to return.1Check whether the speaker and companions are currently running late.1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Seek advice on what words to say in an understood interaction.1Understand a formal question asking about allergies.1
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