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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. Turn it on.Enciéndelo.

    “Enciéndelo.” means “Turn it on.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn on an understood device.

  3. Turn it off.Apágalo.

    “Apágalo.” means “Turn it off.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to turn off an understood device.

  4. Give it back.Devuélvelo.

    “Devuélvelo.” means “Give it back.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.

  5. You are safe.Estás a salvo.

    “Estás a salvo.” means “You are safe.” in Mexican Spanish. Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.

  6. 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.

  7. Go home.Ve a casa.

    “Ve a casa.” means “Go home.” in Mexican Spanish. Direct someone to go home, e.g.

  8. Wait here.Espera aquí.

    “Espera aquí.” means “Wait here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.

  9. Do you remember me?¿Me recuerdas?

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

  10. 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.

  11. Don’t touch.No toques.

    “No toques.” means “Don’t touch.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.

  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. I can’t help you.No puedo ayudarte.

    “No puedo ayudarte.” means “I can’t help you.” in Mexican Spanish. Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.

  14. Bring it here.Tráelo aquí.

    “Tráelo aquí.” means “Bring it here.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.

  15. Hold it.Sujétalo.

    “Sujétalo.” means “Hold it.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.

  16. Answer the phone.Contesta el teléfono.

    “Contesta el teléfono.” means “Answer the phone.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.

  17. 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.

  18. Get out quickly.Sal rápido.

    “Sal rápido.” means “Get out quickly.” in Mexican Spanish. Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.

  19. Speak louder.Habla más fuerte.

    “Habla más fuerte.” means “Speak louder.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.

  20. Drive safely.Maneja con cuidado.

    “Maneja con cuidado.” means “Drive safely.” in Mexican Spanish. Wish someone a careful journey or caution a driver.

  21. Call the police!¡Llama a la policía!

    “¡Llama a la policía!” means “Call the police!” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to call the police.

  22. Don’t move.No te muevas.

    “No te muevas.” means “Don’t move.” in Mexican Spanish. Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.

  23. Help me sit down.Ayúdame a sentarme.

    “Ayúdame a sentarme.” means “Help me sit down.” in Mexican Spanish. Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.

  24. Please go over there.Ve para allá, por favor.

    “Ve para allá, por favor.” means “Please go over there.” in Mexican Spanish. Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.

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Not recorded21Advise taking an umbrella along.1Affectionate question about missing the speaker.1Allow an understood person or thing to leave. This selects literal release.1Allow the listener to retain an object as their own.1Announce having a gift for the listener before handing it over.1Appropriate informal expression of attraction, when welcome in the relationship.1Arrival registration at a hotel/event.1Ask a close person for a hug.1Ask a familiar listener not to pressure the speaker to hurry.1Ask 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 about enjoyment of a completed activity, not general preference.1Ask about playing football as a hobby in casual introductions.1Ask about someone’s availability during a past period. Female listener: ¿Estabas ocupada?1Ask about the book/text someone is currently reading.1Ask another person to call/request an ambulance.1Ask for a personal promise or assurance from a familiar listener.1Ask for affection in an appropriate established relationship.1Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.1Ask for availability of a pen when filling out a form.1Ask for confidence in the speaker’s ability/support, not factual belief in a statement.1Ask for help locking an understood item.1Ask for help searching for an understood missing item.1Ask for justification for doing an understood action.1Ask for physical cooperation carrying the indicated item.1Ask for reasoning behind an opinion or inference.1Ask for the method of repairing an understood object/problem.1Ask frequency of an understood recurring visit/activity.1Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.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 listener to share use or a portion of an understood item.1Ask permission to stay, distinct from asking the listener to stay.1Ask personal acquaintance with an already identified man.1Ask someone not to argue verbally.1Ask someone not to leave.1Ask someone not to touch the indicated object.1Ask someone to answer the ringing phone.1Ask someone to bring an understood object here toward the speaker.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 call the police.1Ask someone to cancel an understood booking or event.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 dress smartly for an occasion.1Ask someone to end a phone call.1Ask someone to fill an understood bottle.1Ask someone to finish a beverage.1Ask someone to fold clothing as a household task.1Ask someone to follow the rules of a game/test.1Ask someone to gather/take their belongings before leaving.1Ask someone to grip securely for their own stability, e.g.1Ask someone to hold their position, e.g.1Ask someone to imitate a demonstrated approach, not to physically follow the speaker.1Ask someone to increase the music volume.1Ask someone to iron clothing.1Ask someone to keep already shared information private.1Ask someone to keep an understood task, explanation or design uncomplicated.1Ask someone to leave the current physical arrangement unchanged.1Ask someone to look up an understood word in a dictionary or reference.1Ask someone to lower their voice without demanding complete silence.1Ask someone to make the bed as a household task.1Ask someone to move backward immediately.1Ask someone to physically hold/grip an understood item, not wait.1Ask someone to pick up an understood object.1Ask someone to prepare an understood item or event.1Ask someone to put an understood object away for storage.1Ask someone to remain in the indicated location.1Ask someone to repair a contextually understood item/problem.1Ask someone to return an understood object to its owner or original holder.1Ask someone to set the table before a meal.1Ask someone to solve an understood problem.1Ask someone to stop discussing a subject.1Ask someone to sweep the floor.1Ask someone to take an understood object to another indicated place away from the speaker.1Ask someone to take out household trash.1Ask someone to tidy or organize a closet.1Ask someone to turn off an understood device.1Ask someone to turn on an understood device.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 someone’s address in an appropriate exchange.1Ask someone’s contact phone number in an appropriate exchange.1Ask the listener to explain disagreement respectfully.1Ask the listener to follow the speaker’s advice.1Ask the listener to fulfill an already made promise.1Ask the listener to lock a door with a key.1Ask the listener to maintain physical distance in a crowd or personal-space situation.1Ask the listener to relay an already understood message to an identified man.1Ask the listener to speak louder so they can be heard.1Ask the listener to turn their body around.1Ask the purchase location of an item previously mentioned.1Ask the reason behind an understood remark.1Ask the reason behind another person’s question.1Ask the reason for a past call.1Ask to accompany someone who is leaving.1Ask to cover an understood item/container.1Ask to wrap an understood item, e.g.1Ask what food listener is preparing during a meal conversation.1Ask what is being looked at.1Ask what sound or speech the listener hears.1Ask what the listener can see from their viewpoint.1Ask when information or a result will become known.1Ask where someone studied in an ordinary personal-history conversation.1Ask whether a place offers Wi-Fi.1Ask whether a proposed action bothers the listener. Reply explicitly: No, no me molesta.1Ask whether an understood issue matters to the listener; this is about importance.1Ask whether contacting an understood male person by phone is advisable.1Ask whether driving happened in a past situation, not whether someone knows how to drive.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 the listener believes the speaker’s factual statement.1Ask whether the listener trusts the speaker.1Ask which language someone speaks to establish communication.1Ask which location or seat is available for sitting.1Ask whose turn it is now in a game or queue.1Ask why a person stopped an understood movement or activity.1Ask willingness to repeat a completed experience.1Celebrate another person’s good news with happiness for them.1Check recognition when meeting someone again.1Check whether a conversation with the understood woman happened.1Check whether a door was locked, not simply closed.1Check whether a message was sent to the already understood woman.1Check whether the listener arrived home, for example in an evening message.1Check whether the listener has made a pending decision.1Confirm a completed call: you called the listener. This answers ¿Me llamaste?1Congratulate the listener on winning an understood game/contest.1Conocerte means meeting or getting to know someone for the first time.1Delegate responsibility for an understood task to the listener.1Direct attention to an indicated place or item.1Direct someone across a bridge on an understood route.1Direct someone to ask the already identified man for information.1Direct someone to go home, e.g.1Direct someone upstairs.1Direct the listener’s gaze downward toward an understood point.1Discuss another person’s Spanish-learning process or resources.1Encourage someone to sleep/rest.1Explain emotional hurt caused by someone’s words or actions.1Explain holding an item aside for the listener’s use, e.g.1Explain inability to assist the listener, rather than ask for help or reject needed assistance.1Explain not having seen/noticed the listener in a past situation.1Explain the speaker cannot trust the listener in an appropriate serious conversation.1Express affectionate thoughts of the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express concern about losing a valued relationship.1Express empathy for the listener’s feelings.1Express liking/attraction toward the listener with appropriate familiarity.1Express that a listener inspires or motivates the speaker, in an appropriate personal appreciation context.1Firm request for honesty.1Firmly tell someone to leave.1Friendly instruction to remain warmly dressed.1Gently ask why the listener is upset/annoyed, not simply sad.1Give an ordinary household bathing instruction.1Give an urgent instruction to leave a place quickly.1Give permission or hospitality to stay.1Give permission or reassurance to disclose something to the speaker.1Grant permission to use an understood item.1Invite questions and offer oneself as a source of an answer.1Invite shared prayer when appropriate in the relationship/cultural setting.1Invite the listener to join the speaker’s group.1Invite the listener to sample/taste an understood food or drink.1Invite the listener to text the speaker.1Make a marriage proposal to an established partner.1Make a respectful request for quiet.1Offer an opportunity to have a beverage.1Offer assistance carrying an understood item, for example a heavy bag.1Offer availability for a phone call rather than instruct someone to call.1Offer coffee as a host.1Offer to buy an understood item for the listener.1Offer to cook for the listener as a household or relationship arrangement.1Offer to place an order on the listener’s behalf.1Offer to reserve an understood place or item for the listener.1Optional prayer asking for strength in a difficult situation.1Politely ask a seller whether they can offer a discount.1Politely ask listener to stop an understood ongoing act.1Politely ask someone not to smoke at the present location.1Politely direct someone to an indicated place away from the speaker, without a hostile dismissal.1Promise to bring an understood item to the listener.1Reassure a familiar listener not to be afraid in an understood situation.1Reassure a person that they are out of danger in an appropriate understood situation.1Remind someone not to forget an understood task or item.1Request a decrease in device or music volume.1Request mopping a floor as a household task.1Request painting an understood wall during household maintenance.1Request physical help to rise, not tell someone to stand independently.1Request physical help to sit, not tell someone to sit independently.1Request sending an already understood file/item/message.1Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.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.1State that listener lied to the speaker in a serious conversation.1Suggest going out for air.1Tell a familiar listener that they matter to the speaker.1Tell a familiar listener the speaker relies on them to follow through.1Tell a familiar listener they help the speaker feel calm.1Tell a familiar romantic listener they make the speaker blush.1Tell a listener they help the speaker feel better.1Tell listener they make speaker feel welcome or at home.1Tell someone it is their turn to act.1Use a conventional reunion greeting after not seeing someone for a while.1Wake someone who is sleeping.1Wish someone a careful journey or caution a driver.1
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