How to Say ‘Could you give me a table near the entrance?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me puede dar una mesa cerca de la entrada?
meh PWEH-deh dahr OO-nah MEH-sah SEHR-kah deh lah en-TRAH-dah
[meh PWEH-deh dahr OO-nah MEH-sah SEHR-kah deh lah en-TRAH-dah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me puede dar
meh PWEH-deh dahr
Can you give me
A polite request in the formal usted form. Say it smoothly: meh-PWEH-deh-DAR.
¿Me puede dar un vaso de agua?
Can you give me a glass of water?
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.
puede
[PWEH-deh]
can / could
Third-person singular of poder; expresses possibility or ability.
Puede salir una buena oferta de esta conversación.
A good offer can come out of this conversation.
dar
[dahr]
to give
Verb meaning to give; polite for asking for something.
¿Me puede dar la cuenta?
Can you give me the check?
una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
a table
The article and noun go together: OO-nah-MEH-sah. Stress 'MEH'.
Hay una mesa libre.
There is a free table.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
Feminine noun for a table, e.g. at a restaurant.
Quiero una mesa para dos.
I want a table for two.
cerca de la entrada?
SEHR-kah deh lah en-TRAH-dah
near the entrance?
Describes where you want the table. Say SEHR-kah-deh-lahen-TRAH-dah, with your voice rising at the end because it's a question.
El baño está cerca de la entrada.
The bathroom is near the entrance.
Words in this phrase
cerca
[SEHR-kah]
close / near
Describes something at a short distance or nearly happening.
La pelota pasó Cerca de la portería.
The ball passed close to the goal.
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
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.”
entrada
[en-TRAH-dah]
entrance
The place where you go into a building.
La entrada está a la derecha.
The entrance is on the right.
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