How to Say ‘The TV remote’ in Mexican Spanish
El control de la tele
el kohn-TROHL deh lah TEH-leh
[el kohn-TROHL deh lah TEH-leh]
💬 Usage Tip: In Mexico the remote is just el control. tele is the everyday short form of televisión "television".
Phrase Breakdown
El control
el kohn-TROHL
The remote
In Mexico, 'el control' is the everyday word for a remote control. Stress the end: 'con-TROL'. Roll the 'r' after the 't' slightly.
¿Dónde está el control?
Where is the remote?
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
control
[kohn-TROHL]
remote / control
Here it means the TV remote control.
Busco el control.
I'm looking for the remote.
de la tele
deh lah TEH-leh
of the TV
'Tele' is short for 'televisión'. Say 'TE-le' with clear Spanish 'e' vowels, like in 'bet'.
La pantalla de la tele es grande.
The TV screen is big.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
tele
[TEH-leh]
TV
Short, casual word for televisión.
Veo la tele en la noche.
I watch TV at night.
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