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How to Say ‘Will you give me the card?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Me dan la tarjeta?

meh dahn lah tahr-HEH-tah

[meh dahn lah tahr-HEH-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: dan means "they give" and refers to the office in general, not to anyone in particular. ¿Me dan un recibo? works the same way.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Me dan

meh dahn

Do you (all) give me

'Dan' is 'they / you all give'. Use a rising tone for the question: me-DAN.

Example

¿Me dan un recibo?

Will you give me a receipt?

Words in this phrase

Me

[meh]

to me / me

Indirect object pronoun used with verbs like interesar to mean 'to me'.

Example

Me interesa trabajar en marketing.

I am interested in working in marketing.

dan

[dahn]

they give / you (plural) give

Present of 'dar' for they or ustedes.

Example

¿Me dan un recibo?

Will you give me a receipt?

la tarjeta?

lah tahr-HEH-tah

the card?

'Tarjeta' is feminine, so it takes 'la'. Stress: tar-JE-ta (the j is a breathy h).

Example

Perdí la tarjeta.

I lost the card.

Words in this phrase

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

tarjeta

[tahr-HEH-tah]

card

A bank card used to pay; credit or debit card.

Example

¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?

Can I pay by card?

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