How to Say ‘Will you give me the remote?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me das el control?
meh dahs el kohn-TROHL
[meh dahs el kohn-TROHL]
💬 Usage Tip: Mexicans make casual requests with a plain present-tense question. Swap the object to reuse it: ¿Me pasas la sal? "Can you pass me the salt?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me das
meh dahs
Will you give me
'Me das' literally means you give me. Mexicans use it as a casual way to ask for something. Say it as one unit: 'me-DAS'.
¿Me das agua?
Will you give me some water?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
das
[dahs]
you give
Informal 'tú' present form of 'dar' (to give).
Tú me das flores.
You give me flowers.
el control?
el kohn-TROHL
the remote?
Link 'el' to 'control' and raise your voice at the end for the question: 'el-con-TROL?'
¿Tienes el control?
Do you have 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
The TV remote control.
El control no tiene pilas.
The remote has no batteries.
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