How to Say ‘Could you hold it for me?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me la podría apartar?
meh lah poh-DREE-ah ah-par-TAR
[meh lah poh-DREE-ah ah-par-TAR]
💬 Usage Tip: Both little words come before the verb: me "for me" and then la "it", standing in for la mesa. For a male noun it becomes me lo.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me la podría
meh lah poh-DREE-ah
Could you ... it for me
A polite request. 'La' refers to a feminine noun, such as 'la mesa'. Stress 'po-DRI-a'.
¿Me la podría enseñar?
Could you show it to me?
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.
la
[lah]
it (feminine)
Direct object pronoun for a feminine noun, like 'mesa'.
La mesa está libre; la quiero.
The table is free; I want it.
podría
[poh-DREE-ah]
could you
Conditional of 'poder', used for polite requests.
¿Podría esperar un momento?
Could you wait a moment?
apartar?
ah-par-TAR
hold / reserve
A very Mexican verb for reserving or holding something. Stress the end, 'a-par-TAR', and raise your voice for the question.
Quiero apartar una mesa.
I want to reserve a table.
Words in this phrase
apartar
[ah-par-TAR]
to reserve / set aside
Mexican usage for holding or booking something for someone.
¿Puedes apartar dos boletos?
Can you set aside two tickets?
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