How to Say ‘When do you need them by?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Para cuándo las necesitas?
PAH-rah KWAHN-doh lahs neh-seh-SEE-tahs
[PAH-rah KWAHN-doh lahs neh-seh-SEE-tahs]
💬 Usage Tip: las stands in for las gráficas, so it matches that word. If it were el reporte, you'd ask ¿Para cuándo lo necesitas?
Phrase Breakdown
¿Para cuándo
PAH-rah KWAHN-doh
By when
Say PAH-rah KWAN-doh. 'Para cuándo' asks about a deadline.
¿Para cuándo es la tarea?
When is the homework due?
Words in this phrase
Para
[PAH-rah]
for
A preposition showing purpose or destination.
Esto es para abordar el vuelo.
This is for boarding the flight.
cuándo
[KWAHN-doh]
when
A question word used to ask about time or dates.
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
When is your birthday?
las necesitas?
lahs neh-seh-SEE-tahs
do you need them?
Say neh-seh-SEE-tas. In Mexico, the c sounds like s. Here 'las' means 'them' (feminine plural).
¿Las necesitas hoy?
Do you need them today?
Words in this phrase
las
[lahs]
them (feminine, plural)
Direct object pronoun referring to items like “las preguntas” or “las opciones” on screen.
Las instrucciones son claras: las sigues y las ves de inmediato.
The instructions are clear: you follow them and you see them right away.
necesitas
[neh-seh-SEE-tahs]
You need
Expresses necessity for something or to do something.
Necesitas estudiar más.
You need to study more.
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