How to Say ‘Could you put me through to Ms. Ramírez, please?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me comunica con la licenciada Ramírez, por favor?
meh koh-moo-NEE-kah kohn lah lee-sen-SYAH-dah rah-MEE-res por fah-BOHR
[meh koh-moo-NEE-kah kohn lah lee-sen-SYAH-dah rah-MEE-res por fah-BOHR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: This is the standard way to ask a receptionist for someone in a Mexican office. Asking for the person by title and surname, rather than first name, keeps it properly professional.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me comunica
meh koh-moo-NEE-kah
Could you connect me
This is a polite phone request using 'usted'. Stress 'NI' in 'co-mu-NI-ca'.
¿Me comunica con ventas?
Could you connect me with sales?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me / me
Indirect object pronoun used with verbs like interesar to mean 'to me'.
Me interesa trabajar en marketing.
I am interested in working in marketing.
comunica
[koh-moo-NEE-kah]
you connect (formal)
Form of 'comunicar'; on the phone it means to put someone through to another person.
¿Me comunica con ventas?
Can you put me through to sales?
con la licenciada Ramírez,
kohn lah lee-sen-SYAH-dah rah-MEE-res
with Ms. Ramírez
'Con' means 'with'. Link 'con la' smoothly, then pause briefly at the comma.
Quiero hablar con la licenciada Ramírez.
I want to speak with Ms. Ramírez.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.
Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.
With experience, you can aim for more.
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.”
licenciada
[lee-sen-SYAH-dah]
title for a woman with a bachelor's degree
Polite Mexican title for a female university graduate, used like 'Ms.' in professional settings.
La licenciada Pérez está en junta.
Ms. Pérez is in a meeting.
Ramírez
[rah-MEE-res]
Ramírez (surname)
A very common Spanish family name, meaning 'son of Ramiro'.
La familia Ramírez vive cerca.
The Ramírez family lives nearby.
por favor?
por fah-BOHR
please?
Your voice rises at the end because it's a question. Tap the R in 'por' lightly.
¿Un café, por favor?
A coffee, please?
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
for (in 'por favor')
Preposition; together with 'favor' it forms 'please'.
Espere, por favor.
Please wait.
favor
[fah-BOHR]
favor (please)
With 'por', forms the polite word 'please'.
Agua, por favor.
Water, please.
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