How to Say ‘Can you do it for me?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me la puede hacer?
meh lah PWEH-deh ah-SEHR
[meh lah PWEH-deh ah-SEHR]
💬 Usage Tip: la means "it" and stands for the Catrina, a feminine word. me and la go before puede and keep that order: me la, never "la me".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me la puede
meh lah PWEH-deh
Can you (formal) ... it for me
'Me' means 'for me' and 'la' means 'it' (a feminine thing, such as la pintura, the face paint). Say them together as one flowing chunk: 'me-la-PWEH-deh'.
¿Me la puede dar?
Can you give it to me?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
la
[lah]
it (feminine)
Object pronoun replacing a feminine noun such as 'silla' or 'mesa'.
La mesa, la tenemos lista.
The table, we have it ready.
puede
[PWEH-deh]
can / could
Third-person singular of poder; expresses possibility or ability.
Puede salir una buena oferta de esta conversación.
A good offer can come out of this conversation.
hacer?
ah-SEHR
do / make?
The 'h' is silent, so it sounds like 'ah-SEHR'. Let your voice rise at the end because it's a question.
¿Lo puede hacer hoy?
Can you do it today?
Words in this phrase
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.
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