How to Say ‘Did you rest or do anything?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Descansaste o hiciste algo?
dehs-kahn-SAHS-teh oh ee-SEES-teh AHL-goh
[dehs-kahn-SAHS-teh oh ee-SEES-teh AHL-goh]
💬 Usage Tip: Past-tense "you" verbs end in -aste or -iste: descansaste, hiciste, comiste "you ate." Don't add an extra s at the end, as in hicistes.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Descansaste
dehs-kahn-SAHS-teh
Did you rest
The past tense of 'descansar' (to rest). Say 'des-kahn-SAHS-teh'.
¿Descansaste bien anoche?
Did you rest well last night?
Words in this phrase
Descansaste
[dehs-kahn-SAHS-teh]
you rested
Past tense of 'descansar' (to rest), 'tú' form.
¿Descansaste bien anoche?
Did you rest well last night?
o hiciste algo?
oh ee-SEES-teh AHL-goh
or did you do something?
The 'h' is silent: 'oh ee-SEES-teh AHL-goh'. Raise your tone at the end.
¿Hiciste algo divertido?
Did you do something fun?
Words in this phrase
o
[oh]
or
A conjunction used to indicate an alternative or choice between different options.
Puedes elegir el coche azul o el rojo.
You can choose the blue car or the red one.
hiciste
[ee-SEES-teh]
you did
Past tense of 'hacer' for 'tú'; here meaning to do an activity.
¿Qué hiciste ayer?
What did you do yesterday?
algo
[AHL-goh]
something
Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something'; refers to an unspecified thing.
Busco algo que me motive más.
I’m looking for something that motivates me more.
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