How to Say ‘Yes, I sent it to the director yesterday.’ in Mexican Spanish
Sí, ayer se lo mandé al director.
see ah-YEHR seh loh mahn-DEH ahl dee-rek-TOR
[see ah-YEHR seh loh mahn-DEH ahl dee-rek-TOR]
Phrase Breakdown
Sí, ayer
see ah-YEHR
Yes, yesterday
Pause briefly after 'Sí'. In Mexico, 'ayer' sounds like 'a-YER', with a soft 'y' sound.
Sí, ayer llegó.
Yes, it arrived yesterday.
Words in this phrase
Sí
[see]
yes
Basic affirmative answer. Useful when responding to airport staff.
Sí, tengo mi identificación lista.
Yes, I have my identification ready.
ayer
[ah-YEHR]
Yesterday
The day before today.
Ayer vi una película interesante.
Yesterday I watched an interesting movie.
se lo mandé
seh loh mahn-DEH
I sent it to him
'Se' means 'to him' and 'lo' means 'it'. Link the words together and stress 'DÉ'.
Ya se lo mandé.
I already sent it to him.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
to him / to her
Replaces 'le' before 'lo/la' as an indirect object pronoun.
Se lo di a mi jefa.
I gave it to my boss.
lo
[loh]
it
Direct object pronoun referring to a situation, route, or matter already mentioned.
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).
Le mandé un correo al cliente.
I sent the client an email.
al director.
ahl dee-rek-TOR
to the director.
'Al' is the contraction of 'a + el'. Stress the final syllable: di-rec-TOR.
Habla al director.
Call the director.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of a + el, commonly used before masculine singular nouns like evento.
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.
El director llega a las nueve.
The director arrives at nine.
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