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How to Say ‘Could you make it for me?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Me lo podría preparar?

meh loh poh-DREE-ah preh-pah-RAR

[meh loh poh-DREE-ah preh-pah-RAR]

💬 Usage Tip: When two small words stack, "to me" comes before "it": me lo. Same order in ¿Me lo da? "Can you give it to me?"

Phrase Breakdown

¿Me lo podría

meh loh poh-DREE-ah

Could you (do) it for me

'Me lo' means 'it for me'. Say it smoothly: 'me-lo-po-DRÍ-a'.

Example

¿Me lo podría envolver?

Could you wrap it for me?

Words in this phrase

[meh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.

Example

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.

[loh]

Direct object pronoun for an object or a situation.

Example

Lo vi ayer.

I saw it yesterday.

podría

[poh-DREE-ah]

could you

Conditional of 'poder', used for polite requests.

Example

¿Podría esperar un momento?

Could you wait a moment?

preparar?

preh-pah-RAR

prepare?

Stress the last syllable, 'pre-pa-RAR', and let your voice rise at the end of the question.

Example

Voy a preparar café.

I'm going to make coffee.

Words in this phrase

preparar

[preh-pah-RAR]

to prepare / make

Infinitive verb for making food or drinks.

Example

Voy a preparar un café.

I'm going to make a coffee.

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