How to Say ‘And until when could I cancel without losing that deposit?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Y hasta cuándo podría cancelar sin perder ese anticipo?
ee Ahs-tah KWAHN-doh poh-DREE-ah can-seh-lar seen pehr-DEHR EH-seh ahn-tee-SEE-poh
[ee Ahs-tah KWAHN-doh poh-DREE-ah can-seh-lar seen pehr-DEHR EH-seh ahn-tee-SEE-poh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y hasta cuándo
ee Ahs-tah KWAHN-doh
And until when
Asks for a deadline. The 'h' in 'hasta' is silent. Stress CUÁN-do.
¿Hasta cuándo está abierto?
Until when is it open?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
hasta
[Ahs-tah]
Until
Used to indicate time duration or endpoint.
No puedo verte hasta el viernes.
I can't see you until Friday.
cuándo
[KWAHN-doh]
when
Question word asking about time.
¿Cuándo empezó el problema del agua caliente?
When did the hot water problem start?
podría cancelar
poh-DREE-ah can-seh-lar
could I cancel
Polite conditional. Stress po-DRÍ-a and can-ce-LAR. The 'c' before 'e' sounds like 's'.
¿Podría cancelar mi cita?
Could I cancel my appointment?
Words in this phrase
podría
[poh-DREE-ah]
could I
Conditional of 'poder', here for 'yo'.
¿Podría pagar con tarjeta?
Could I pay by card?
cancelar
[can-seh-lar]
Cancel
Decide or announce that a planned event will not take place.
Tuve que cancelar mi reservación.
I had to cancel my reservation.
sin perder ese anticipo?
seen pehr-DEHR EH-seh ahn-tee-SEE-poh
without losing that deposit?
The condition. Let your voice rise at the end, since it's a question.
¿Puedo cambiar la fecha sin perder ese anticipo?
Can I change the date without losing that deposit?
Words in this phrase
sin
[seen]
without
A preposition meaning 'without.'
Sin falta te confirmo la reunión mañana.
Without fail I’ll confirm the meeting tomorrow.
perder
[pehr-DEHR]
to lose
Infinitive verb meaning to lose something.
No quiero perder mi dinero.
I don't want to lose my money.
ese
[EH-seh]
that
Refers to a specific previously mentioned day.
"ese" fue el día en que hablamos de oportunidades laborales.
that was the day we talked about job opportunities.
anticipo
[ahn-tee-SEE-poh]
deposit
Money paid in advance to secure a booking.
El anticipo es de quinientos pesos.
The deposit is five hundred pesos.
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