How to Say ‘Could you bring me the menu?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me trae la carta?
meh TRAH-eh lah KAR-tah
[meh TRAH-eh lah KAR-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Asking with me trae "you bring me" is the everyday way to order. Swap the item: ¿Me trae una cerveza? "Could you bring me a beer?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me trae
meh TRAH-eh
Could you bring me
'Trae' comes from 'traer' (to bring) in the polite 'usted' form. Say TRA-e.
¿Me trae agua?
Could you bring me water?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me / me
Indirect object pronoun used with verbs like interesar to mean 'to me'.
Me interesa trabajar en marketing.
I am interested in working in marketing.
trae
[TRAH-eh]
you bring
Formal 'you' (usted) form of traer, to bring; used to politely request something.
¿Me trae la carta?
Could you bring me the menu?
la carta?
lah KAR-tah
the menu?
In restaurants, 'la carta' means the menu. Stress 'CAR'.
La carta, por favor.
The menu, please.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
carta
[KAR-tah]
menu
The list of food and drinks at a bar or restaurant.
¿Tiene la carta de bebidas?
Do you have the drinks menu?
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