How to Say ‘Can I ask you something?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Te puedo hacer una pregunta?
teh Pweh-doh ah-SEHR OO-nah preh-GOON-tah
[teh Pweh-doh ah-SEHR OO-nah preh-GOON-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says hacer una pregunta, literally "make a question", where English says ask a question. preguntar alone also works: ¿Te puedo preguntar algo? "Can I ask you something?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te puedo hacer
teh Pweh-doh ah-SEHR
Can I ask you
Literally 'can I make you'. The 'h' in 'hacer' is silent: te PWE-do a-SER.
¿Te puedo hacer un favor?
Can I do you a favor?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.
Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.
If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.
puedo
[Pweh-doh]
I can
Auxiliary verb used to indicate ability, possibility, or permission.
¡Puedo ayudarte si quieres!
I can help you if you want!
hacer
[ah-SEHR]
to do / to make
Infinitive verb; with 'pregunta' it means to ask.
Voy a hacer la tarea.
I'm going to do the homework.
una pregunta?
OO-nah preh-GOON-tah
a question?
'Pregunta' means 'question'. Stress pre-GUN-ta.
Tengo una pregunta.
I have a question.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
pregunta
[preh-GOON-tah]
question
A noun meaning something you ask.
Tengo una pregunta sobre el menú.
I have a question about the menu.
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