How to Say ‘When will you have it ready?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Para cuándo lo tienes listo?
pah-rah KWAN-doh loh tee-EH-nehs LEES-toh
[pah-rah KWAN-doh loh tee-EH-nehs LEES-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: Para with a time means "by" that deadline, so ¿Para cuándo? asks "by when?". Answer the same way: para mañana "by tomorrow".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Para cuándo
pah-rah KWAN-doh
By when
'Para cuándo' asks for a deadline. Stress 'CUÁN'.
¿Para cuándo es la tarea?
When is the homework due?
Words in this phrase
Para
[pah-rah]
for
Used to indicate the purpose or destination.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
cuándo
[KWAN-doh]
when
Question word about time; has an accent in questions.
¿Cuándo llega el técnico?
When does the technician arrive?
lo tienes listo?
loh tee-EH-nehs LEES-toh
will you have it ready?
'Lo' means 'it'. 'Tener listo' means 'to have ready'.
Ya lo tienes listo.
You already have it ready.
Words in this phrase
lo
[loh]
It
Direct object pronoun for an object or a situation.
Lo vi ayer.
I saw it yesterday.
tienes
[tee-EH-nehs]
you have
Informal 'you' form of the verb tener (to have).
¿Tienes hijos?
Do you have children?
listo
[LEES-toh]
ready
Adjective meaning finished or prepared.
La comida está lista.
The food is ready.
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