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How to Say ‘Don't you want to get your face painted too?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿No quiere pintarse la cara también?

noh KYEH-reh peen-TAR-seh lah kah-rah tam-BYEN

[noh KYEH-reh peen-TAR-seh lah kah-rah tam-BYEN]

Phrase Breakdown

¿No quiere

noh KYEH-reh

Don't you want

A polite offer using usted. 'Quiere' sounds like 'KYE-re'.

Example

¿No quiere un café?

Wouldn't you like a coffee?

Words in this phrase

No

[noh]

not

Used to make a word or group of words negative.

Example

No voy a ir.

I am not going.

quiere

[KYEH-reh]

you want (formal)

Formal 'usted' form of 'querer', used politely with customers.

Example

¿Usted quiere azúcar?

Do you want sugar?

pintarse la cara también?

peen-TAR-seh lah kah-rah tam-BYEN

to paint your face too?

Raise your voice at the end for the question. Stress 'tam-BIÉN'.

Example

Ella quiere pintarse la cara también.

She wants to paint her face too.

Words in this phrase

pintarse

[peen-TAR-seh]

to paint (on) oneself

Reflexive verb: to paint something on your own body, like face paint or makeup.

Example

Los niños van a pintarse la cara.

The kids are going to paint their faces.

la

[lah]

the

Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.

Example

La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».

The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”

cara

[kah-rah]

face

The front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal.

Example

Debes plantar cara al miedo.

You must face the fear.

también

[tam-BYEN]

also

Used to add another related question or point.

Example

«También» agrega otra pregunta sobre la empresa.

“También” adds another question about the company.

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