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How to Say ‘Can you let Luis out?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Puede dejar salir a Luis?

PWEH-deh deh-HAR sah-LEER ah loo-EES

[PWEH-deh deh-HAR sah-LEER ah loo-EES]

💬 Usage Tip: dejar plus an action word means "to let someone do something." When the person affected is named, a little a goes in front: a Luis.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Puede dejar

PWEH-deh deh-HAR

Can you let

'Puede' is the polite 'can you' (usted). 'Dejar' means 'to let' or 'to allow'. Stress PWE-de and de-JAR.

Example

¿Puede dejar la puerta abierta?

Can you leave the door open?

Words in this phrase

Puede

[PWEH-deh]

can you

A polite formal form of 'poder' used to ask if someone is able or willing.

Example

¿Puede repetir eso, por favor?

Can you repeat that, please?

dejar

[deh-HAR]

to let / allow

With another verb, dejar means to let someone do something.

Example

Déjame pasar.

Let me pass.

salir a Luis?

sah-LEER ah loo-EES

Luis go out?

The 'a' before a person's name is the 'personal a' and is not translated. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

Vi a Luis.

I saw Luis.

Words in this phrase

salir

[sah-LEER]

to go out / to leave

Verb meaning to exit a place.

Example

Puedes salir ahora.

You can leave now.

[ah]

(personal a)

Marks a person as the direct object; not translated.

Example

Veo a mi tía.

I see my aunt.

Luis

[loo-EES]

Luis

A common male first name.

Example

Llama a Luis.

Call Luis.

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