How to Say ‘Will you let Luis go?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Deja salir a Luis?
DEH-hah sah-LEER ah loo-EES
[DEH-hah sah-LEER ah loo-EES]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Deja salir
DEH-hah sah-LEER
Will you let out
'Deja' is the 'usted' form of 'dejar' (to let). Stress DE-ja and sa-LIR.
¿Deja salir al perro?
Will you let the dog out?
Words in this phrase
Deja
[DEH-hah]
do you let / allow
Form of dejar meaning to let someone do something.
¿Me deja pasar?
Will you let me through?
salir
[sah-LEER]
to go out / to leave
Verb meaning to exit a place.
Va a salir pronto.
He'll come out soon.
a Luis?
ah loo-EES
Luis?
This uses the personal 'a' before a name. Say it smoothly as 'a-LWEES', with a rising tone.
¿Conoces a Luis?
Do you know Luis?
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
(personal a)
Marks a person as the direct object; not translated.
Veo a mi tía.
I see my aunt.
Luis
[loo-EES]
Luis
A common male first name.
Veo a Luis.
I see Luis.
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