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How to Say ‘I sent it to the director’ in Mexican Spanish

Se lo mandé al director

seh loh mahn-DEH ahl dee-rek-TOR

[seh loh mahn-DEH ahl dee-rek-TOR]

💬 Usage Tip: se here stands in for le "to him", because Spanish never puts le right before lo. So "I sent it to him" is se lo mandé.

Phrase Breakdown

Se lo mandé

seh loh mahn-DEH

I sent it to him

'Se' replaces 'le' (to him) when it comes before 'lo' (it). Say it smoothly as one unit: se-lo-man-DÉ, with the stress on the last syllable.

Example

Se lo mandé por correo.

I sent it to him by email.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

to him / to her

Replaces 'le' before 'lo/la' as an indirect object pronoun.

Example

Se lo di a mi jefa.

I gave it to my boss.

[loh]

Direct object pronoun referring to a situation, route, or matter already mentioned.

Example

Lo llevo bien aunque haya tráfico.

I'm handling it well even though there is traffic.

mandé

[mahn-DEH]

I sent

Past tense, first person, of 'mandar' (to send).

Example

Le mandé un correo al cliente.

I sent the client an email.

al director

ahl dee-rek-TOR

to the director

'Al' is 'a + el' (to the). Tap the 'r' in 'director' once and stress the last syllable: di-rec-TOR.

Example

Llamé al director.

I called the director.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

to the

Contraction of a + el, commonly used before masculine singular nouns like evento.

Example

Llegué Al evento temprano para hacer contactos.

I arrived at the event early to network.

director

[dee-rek-TOR]

director

Head of a department or company.

Example

El director llega a las nueve.

The director arrives at nine.

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