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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Can I sit here?¿Me puedo sentar aquí?

    “¿Me puedo sentar aquí?” means “Can I sit here?” in Mexican Spanish. Conversational word order.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Where is my phone?¿Dónde está mi teléfono?

    “¿Dónde está mi teléfono?” means “Where is my phone?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

  9. Did you do it?¿Lo hiciste? / ¿La hiciste?

    “¿Lo hiciste? / ¿La hiciste?” means “Did you do it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

  10. Is it your first time?¿Es tu primera vez?

    “¿Es tu primera vez?” means “Is it your first time?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about a first visit or experience.

  11. Is it really necessary?¿De verdad es necesario?

    “¿De verdad es necesario?” means “Is it really necessary?” in Mexican Spanish. Question whether an action is needed.

  12. When will you call?¿Cuándo vas a llamar?

    “¿Cuándo vas a llamar?” means “When will you call?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask when someone plans to call.

  13. Which is yours?¿Cuál es el tuyo?

    “¿Cuál es el tuyo?” means “Which is yours?” in Mexican Spanish. Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?

  14. How is your family?¿Cómo está tu familia?

    “¿Cómo está tu familia?” means “How is your family?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.

  15. Is it good for you?¿Es bueno para ti?

    “¿Es bueno para ti?” means “Is it good for you?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.

  16. Is it easy to learn?¿Es fácil de aprender?

    “¿Es fácil de aprender?” means “Is it easy to learn?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about the effort involved in learning something.

  17. What’s the weather like?¿Cómo está el tiempo?

    “¿Cómo está el tiempo?” means “What’s the weather like?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.

  18. What time do you eat?¿A qué hora comes?

    “¿A qué hora comes?” means “What time do you eat?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about meal time. In Mexico comer can refer to the main midday meal; specify desayunar or cenar when needed.

  19. Who can help me?¿Quién me puede ayudar?

    “¿Quién me puede ayudar?” means “Who can help me?” in Mexican Spanish. Natural alternative word order to puede ayudarme.

  20. How often do you go?¿Con qué frecuencia vas?

    “¿Con qué frecuencia vas?” means “How often do you go?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.

  21. Where is the airport?¿Dónde está el aeropuerto?

    “¿Dónde está el aeropuerto?” means “Where is the airport?” in Mexican Spanish. Locate an airport facility while travelling.

  22. What's the difference?¿Cuál es la diferencia?

    “¿Cuál es la diferencia?” means “What's the difference?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.

  23. How hard is it?¿Qué tan difícil es?

    “¿Qué tan difícil es?” means “How hard is it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.

  24. Did you see it?¿Lo viste? / ¿La viste?

    “¿Lo viste? / ¿La viste?” means “Did you see it?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.

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Not recorded22Ask a server for a fork using formal usted wording.1Ask about a first visit or experience.1Ask about current local weather, not long-term climate.1Ask about the effort involved in learning something.1Ask about the expected duration of a known task or trip.1Ask about the listener’s family in a social check-in.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.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 two understood alternatives differ before deciding or learning.1Ask permission to take a rest break in an understood work/activity context.1Ask someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask the degree of difficulty or effort of an understood activity.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask what an understood object is called.1Ask when someone plans to call.1Ask whether a hotel exists nearby during travel.1Ask whether a service charge is already included in the restaurant bill.1Ask whether performing the understood task is required.1Ask whether something is beneficial to the listener.1Ask which person an already-understood man asked in a past conversation.1Ask which season applies in an understood location, for example comparing hemispheres.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask why an understood business/place is closed.1Ask why someone is laughing.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether breakfast is included in the hotel rate.1Compare reality with expectations.1Confirm that an item matches what someone wanted.1Confirm whether a meeting will happen.1Gently ask what is occupying someone’s thoughts, rather than solicit an opinion on a shared topic.1Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1Identify which object belongs to the listener among alternatives. For a feminine object: ¿Cuál es la tuya?1Locate an airport facility while travelling.1Question whether an action is needed.1
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