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How to Say ‘Could you send someone, please?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Puede mandar a alguien, por favor?

PWEH-deh mahn-DAHR ah ahl-GYEHN pohr fah-BOHR

[PWEH-deh mahn-DAHR ah ahl-GYEHN pohr fah-BOHR]

Phrase Breakdown

¿Puede mandar

PWEH-deh mahn-DAHR

Can you send

This is a polite request using the formal 'usted' form. Stress PUE-de and man-DAR.

Example

¿Puede mandar un mensaje?

Can you send a message?

Words in this phrase

Puede

[PWEH-deh]

can / could

Third-person singular of poder; expresses possibility or ability.

Example

Puede salir una buena oferta de esta conversación.

A good offer can come out of this conversation.

mandar

[mahn-DAHR]

to send

Verb meaning to send something to someone; very common in Mexico.

Example

Voy a mandar el documento hoy.

I'm going to send the document today.

a alguien,

ah ahl-GYEHN

someone

This uses the personal 'a' before a person. Blend the two a's together, then pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Voy a llamar a alguien.

I'm going to call someone.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

(personal a)

Marks a person as the direct object; not translated.

Example

Veo a mi tía.

I see my aunt.

alguien

[ahl-GYEHN]

someone

Indefinite pronoun meaning an unspecified person.

Example

Quiero hablar con alguien sobre oportunidades internas.

I want to speak with someone about internal opportunities.

por favor?

pohr fah-BOHR

please

This softens the request. Say it smoothly as 'por-fa-VOR', with a light tap on the r.

Example

Un café, por favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

for

Common preposition used to indicate reason, motive, or thanks.

Example

Te escribo "Por" tu apoyo durante la feria de empleo.

I’m writing to you for your support during the job fair.

favor

[fah-BOHR]

favor (please)

With 'por', forms the polite word 'please'.

Example

Agua, por favor.

Water, please.

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