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How to Say ‘They'll call you for the fingerprints.’ in Mexican Spanish

Lo van a llamar para las huellas.

loh bahn ah yah-MAHR pah-rah lahs WEH-yahs

[loh bahn ah yah-MAHR pah-rah lahs WEH-yahs]

Phrase Breakdown

Lo van a llamar

loh bahn ah yah-MAHR

They're going to call you

Near future with 'ir a'. Link it all: lo-va-na-ya-MAR.

Example

Lo van a llamar pronto.

They'll call you soon.

Words in this phrase

[loh]

you (formal, masculine)

Object pronoun referring to 'usted' when masculine.

Example

Lo veo mañana, señor.

I'll see you tomorrow, sir.

van

[bahn]

they are going (to)

With 'a' + infinitive, forms the near future: they will.

Example

Van a revisar sus papeles.

They are going to check your papers.

[ah]

Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.

Example

Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.

I'm going to the table of international companies.

llamar

[yah-MAHR]

to call

Infinitive meaning to call someone, by name or phone.

Example

Voy a llamar a mi hermano.

I'm going to call my brother.

para las huellas.

pah-rah lahs WEH-yahs

for the fingerprints.

'Huellas' means fingerprints here. The h is silent: WE-yas.

Example

Necesitan sus huellas.

They need your fingerprints.

Words in this phrase

para

[pah-rah]

for

Used to indicate the purpose or destination.

Example

Este regalo es para ti.

This gift is for you.

las

[lahs]

the

Plural definite article used with plural nouns like 'gracias.'

Example

"las" palabras de tu mensaje fueron muy profesionales.

The words in your message were very professional.

huellas

[WEH-yahs]

fingerprints

Plural of 'huella'; prints taken for official records.

Example

Ponga el dedo para tomar sus huellas.

Place your finger to take your fingerprints.

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